Crete weather by month

Check out Crete weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °C
14°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Heraklion14
14°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Heraklion14
15°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Heraklion15
19°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Heraklion19
23°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Heraklion23
27°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Heraklion27
28°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Heraklion28
28°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Heraklion28
25°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Heraklion25
22°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Heraklion22
19°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Heraklion19
15°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Heraklion15
Hours of sunshine (daily)
Days with some rainfall
12 days with some rainfall in January in Heraklion12
11 days with some rainfall in February in Heraklion11
8 days with some rainfall in March in Heraklion8
5 days with some rainfall in April in Heraklion5
3 days with some rainfall in May in Heraklion3
1 day with some rainfall in June in Heraklion1
0 days with some rainfall in July in Heraklion0
0 days with some rainfall in August in Heraklion0
1 day with some rainfall in September in Heraklion1
5 days with some rainfall in October in Heraklion5
8 days with some rainfall in November in Heraklion8
12 days with some rainfall in December in Heraklion12
Sea temperature °C
16°C sea temperature in January in Heraklion16
15°C sea temperature in February in Heraklion15
15°C sea temperature in March in Heraklion15
16°C sea temperature in April in Heraklion16
19°C sea temperature in May in Heraklion19
22°C sea temperature in June in Heraklion22
25°C sea temperature in July in Heraklion25
25°C sea temperature in August in Heraklion25
24°C sea temperature in September in Heraklion24
22°C sea temperature in October in Heraklion22
20°C sea temperature in November in Heraklion20
18°C sea temperature in December in Heraklion18

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The climate guide for Crete (Heraklion) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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Compare Crete with the UK

Below the Crete chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Crete (Heraklion) and the UK (London).

Maximum daytime temperature (°C)

Crete (Heraklion)
UK (London)
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19
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23
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28
22
28
22
25
19
22
15
19
10
15
8
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