Heraklion, Crete, Greece Climate

Weather: 17°C/62.6°F, Wind SW at 9.26 km/h, 82% Humidity, 0.25% Chance of rain

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Heraklion Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Heraklion has a Mediterranean, hot summer climate (Classification: Csa). The district’s yearly temperature is 19.13ºC (66.43ºF) and it is 2.11% higher than Greece’s averages. Heraklion typically receives about 17.1 millimeters (0.67 inches) of precipitation and has 40.05 rainy days (10.97% of the time) annually.

CountryGreece
CityCrete
Longitude25.1442126
Latitude35.3387352
Attitude/ElevationNonem (0ft)
Local timeSaturday 20:23
Annual high temperature20.0ºC (68.0ºF)
Annual low temperature17.3ºC (63.14ºF)
Average annual precip.17.1mm (0.67in)
Warmest monthAugust (26.59ºC / 79.86ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (11.28ºC / 52.3ºF)
Wettest MonthDecember (45.11mm / 1.78in)
Driest MonthJuly (0.54mm / 0.02in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)40.05 days (10.97%)
Days with no rain324.95 days (89.03%)
Humidity66.83%

Climate Heraklion: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)20.47(68.85)25.34(77.61)21.45(70.61)23.4(74.12)28.27(82.89)30.22(86.4)31.19(88.14)32.17(89.91)31.19(88.14)29.24(84.63)24.37(75.87)22.42(72.36)32.17(89.91)
Average high °C (°F)13.73(56.71)14.49(58.08)15.63(60.13)17.51(63.52)20.86(69.55)23.99(75.18)26.17(79.11)26.59(79.86)25.07(77.13)21.85(71.33)18.73(65.71)15.44(59.79)20.0(68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)12.82(55.08)13.48(56.26)14.63(58.33)16.6(61.88)19.96(67.93)23.21(73.78)25.41(77.74)25.8(78.44)24.18(75.52)20.94(69.69)17.9(64.22)14.58(58.24)19.13(66.43)
Average low °C (°F)11.28(52.3)11.83(53.29)12.72(54.9)14.56(58.21)17.82(64.08)21.16(70.09)23.34(74.01)23.8(74.84)22.2(71.96)19.31(66.76)16.44(61.59)13.19(55.74)17.3(63.14)
Record low °C (°F)2.92(37.26)3.9(39.02)4.87(40.77)5.85(42.53)12.67(54.81)16.57(61.83)18.52(65.34)19.5(67.1)15.6(60.08)13.65(56.57)8.77(47.79)4.87(40.77)2.92(37.26)
Average precipitation mm (inches)35.04(1.38)32.59(1.28)19.17(0.75)12.82(0.5)6.08(0.24)2.47(0.1)0.54(0.02)0.98(0.04)5.33(0.21)18.84(0.74)26.23(1.03)45.11(1.78)17.1(0.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)6.915.943.723.191.410.80.090.261.693.284.877.893.33
Average relative humidity (%)68.5869.0467.8266.6265.4666.0364.6165.8865.1166.5668.2768.0366.83
Mean monthly sunshine hours7.478.9910.5212.2713.5413.8613.7813.1911.598.587.797.4910.75

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Heraklion in recent years.

Heraklion

Heraklion Temperature by Month

August
25.8°C | 78.44°F
July
25.41°C | 77.74°F
September
24.18°C | 75.52°F
June
23.21°C | 73.78°F
October
20.94°C | 69.69°F
May
19.96°C | 67.93°F
November
17.9°C | 64.22°F
April
16.6°C | 61.88°F
March
14.63°C | 58.33°F
December
14.58°C | 58.24°F
February
13.48°C | 56.26°F
January
12.82°C | 55.08°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature29.24°C (84.63°F)25.66°C (78.19°F)23.4°C (74.12°F)
Avg Temperature28.27°C (82.89°F)25.16°C (77.29°F)23.4°C (74.12°F)
Min Temperature27.29°C (81.12°F)23.93°C (75.07°F)21.45°C (70.61°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point21.45°C (70.61°F)18.49°C (65.28°F)15.6°C (60.08°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind17.55kmh | 10.91mph11.48kmh | 7.13mph4.87kmh | 3.03mph
Gust Wind25.34kmh | 15.75mph19.34kmh | 12.02mph8.77kmh | 5.45mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure0.0mb0.0mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
July° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2015-07-0123.4 | 74.1216.57 | 61.83679.75 | 6.0629.28 | 991.370.0 | 0
2015-07-0223.4 | 74.1215.6 | 60.086515.6 | 9.6929.28 | 991.370.0 | 0
2015-07-0324.37 | 75.8717.55 | 63.596814.62 | 9.0829.28 | 991.370.0 | 0
2015-07-0423.4 | 74.1216.57 | 61.836517.55 | 10.9129.28 | 991.370.0 | 0
2015-07-0523.4 | 74.1215.6 | 60.086412.67 | 7.8729.25 | 990.40.0 | 0
2015-07-0623.4 | 74.1216.57 | 61.836513.65 | 8.4829.22 | 989.420.0 | 0
2015-07-0724.37 | 75.8717.55 | 63.596714.62 | 9.0829.16 | 987.470.0 | 0
2015-07-0824.37 | 75.8718.52 | 65.347013.65 | 8.4829.07 | 984.550.0 | 0
2015-07-0925.34 | 77.6118.52 | 65.34695.85 | 3.6429.07 | 984.550.0 | 0
2015-07-1025.34 | 77.6120.47 | 68.85728.77 | 5.4529.1 | 985.520.0 | 0
2015-07-1125.34 | 77.6119.5 | 67.17113.65 | 8.4829.13 | 986.50.0 | 0
2015-07-1224.37 | 75.8716.57 | 61.836214.62 | 9.0829.13 | 986.50.0 | 0
2015-07-1324.37 | 75.8715.6 | 60.085913.65 | 8.4829.13 | 986.50.0 | 0
2015-07-1425.34 | 77.6116.57 | 61.835810.72 | 6.6629.1 | 985.520.0 | 0
2015-07-1524.37 | 75.8717.55 | 63.596513.65 | 8.4829.16 | 987.470.0 | 0
2015-07-1625.34 | 77.6117.55 | 63.596514.62 | 9.0829.16 | 987.470.0 | 0
2015-07-1724.37 | 75.8718.52 | 65.347014.62 | 9.0829.13 | 986.50.0 | 0
2015-07-1824.37 | 75.8718.52 | 65.347014.62 | 9.0829.1 | 985.520.0 | 0
2015-07-1925.34 | 77.6118.52 | 65.346713.65 | 8.4829.04 | 983.570.0 | 0
2015-07-2024.37 | 75.8717.55 | 63.596712.67 | 7.8729.02 | 982.60.0 | 0
2015-07-2125.34 | 77.6117.55 | 63.596210.72 | 6.6629.02 | 982.60.0 | 0
2015-07-2224.37 | 75.8718.52 | 65.347013.65 | 8.4829.02 | 982.60.0 | 0
2015-07-2325.34 | 77.6119.5 | 67.17110.72 | 6.6629.04 | 983.570.0 | 0
2015-07-2425.34 | 77.6119.5 | 67.1706.82 | 4.2429.04 | 983.570.0 | 0
2015-07-2526.32 | 79.3821.45 | 70.61754.87 | 3.0329.07 | 984.550.0 | 0
2015-07-2626.32 | 79.3821.45 | 70.61778.77 | 5.4529.04 | 983.570.0 | 0
2015-07-2727.29 | 81.1220.47 | 68.85676.82 | 4.2428.99 | 981.620.0 | 0
2015-07-2827.29 | 81.1221.45 | 70.61717.8 | 4.8528.99 | 981.620.0 | 0
2015-07-2927.29 | 81.1221.45 | 70.61695.85 | 3.6428.99 | 981.620.0 | 0
2015-07-3028.27 | 82.8920.47 | 68.85635.85 | 3.6428.99 | 981.620.0 | 0
2015-07-3128.27 | 82.8921.45 | 70.616610.72 | 6.6628.99 | 981.620.0 | 0

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