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When to go to Irákleion

Twelve months of averages for Irákleion, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Irákleion has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to November.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in April to July, September and October.

Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): August.
The warmest month is August (28°C) and the coolest January (14°C). The wettest is January (88 mm) and the driest July (2 mm); about 463 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Irákleion: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarCool
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Irákleion

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Irákleion by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	14°C	12°C	88 mm	76%	72%	2.3	23°C	Cool
February	14°C	11°C	75 mm	76%	70%	3.1	24°C	Cool
March	16°C	13°C	42 mm	75%	61%	4.5	27°C	Cool
April	19°C	14°C	23 mm	72%	53%	5.8	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	22°C	18°C	15 mm	69%	40%	6.9	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	26°C	22°C	5 mm	67%	22%	7.8	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	28°C	24°C	2 mm	68%	14%	7.7	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	28°C	24°C	4 mm	70%	15%	6.9	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	26°C	23°C	18 mm	69%	29%	5.6	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	23°C	20°C	46 mm	72%	50%	4	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	19°C	16°C	59 mm	73%	64%	2.7	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	16°C	13°C	86 mm	75%	74%	2	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

14°C

12°C

88 mm

76%

72%

2.3

23°C

Cool

February

14°C

11°C

75 mm

76%

70%

3.1

24°C

Cool

March

16°C

13°C

42 mm

75%

61%

4.5

27°C

Cool

April

19°C

14°C

23 mm

72%

53%

5.8

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

22°C

18°C

15 mm

69%

40%

6.9

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

26°C

22°C

5 mm

67%

22%

7.8

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

28°C

24°C

2 mm

68%

14%

7.7

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

28°C

24°C

4 mm

70%

15%

6.9

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

26°C

23°C

18 mm

69%

29%

5.6

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

23°C

20°C

46 mm

72%

50%

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

19°C

16°C

59 mm

73%

64%

2.7

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

16°C

13°C

86 mm

75%

74%

25°C

Cool