Daphni Monastery Δαφνί
Athens, Greece UNESCO World Heritage Site
Daphni Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the Chaidari Municipality near Athens, Greece, built in the 1100s in the Macedonian Renaissance style. It is a protected building and part of the Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the 72 most looked-up sights in Greece on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The monastery is open to visitors on Tuesdays and Fridays from 08:00 to 15:00. June, July, and August are the warmest months, with daily highs between 30 °C and 32 °C and low rainfall of about 7 mm to 9 mm. May and September offer milder temperatures with highs of 25 °C and 28 °C. The wettest months are November and December, which see about 67 mm to 72 mm of rain.
The site is 9 km from Athens and 28 km from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. It is close to several other locations that can be visited in the same trip, including the Platonic Academy, Kerameikos, the Temple of Hephaestus, Pnyx, and the Ancient Agora of Athens.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 32 °C. The wettest is December, with about 72 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 12 |
| Average low, °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rainfall, mm | 56 | 43 | 49 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 67 | 72 |
| Rainy days | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
