Weather in Crete

Calculated from weather data of Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	60.0	62.0	62.0	57.0	64.0	58.0
February	61.0	64.0	59.0	60.0	63.0	60.0
March	63.0	67.0	64.0	57.0	62.0	64.0
April	69.0	72.0	68.0	70.0	70.0	66.0
May	75.0		71.0	74.0	77.0	77.0
June	81.0		79.0	82.0	82.0	81.0
July	86.0		89.0	84.0	87.0	84.0
August	85.0		86.0	85.0	88.0	85.0
September	82.0		82.0	81.0	81.0	84.0
October	75.0		77.0	73.0	73.0	78.0
November	70.0		74.0	69.0	70.0	66.0
December	64.0		67.0	69.0	62.0	65.0
Average	72.0	66.0	73.0	72.0	73.0	72.0

18th highest temperature of Greece

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	49.0	53	50	46	51	48
February	49.0	51	48	47	49	49
March	51.0	51	51	46	49	52
April	54.0	58	53	54	55	53
May	60.0		59	59	61	60
June	68.0		66	71	67	65
July	74.0		75	74	75	72
August	74.0		73	73	75	73
September	69.0		70	67	69	71
October	63.0		65	63	62	64
November	59.0		61	58	59	58
December	53.0		55	56	51	54
Average	59.0	53.0	61.0	60.0	60.0	60.0

22nd lowest temperature of Greece

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	35	13	38	27
77 °F or warmer	6	128	130	127	137
68 °F or warmer	40	219	209	218	192
32 °F or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.6	8	5	15	5	12
February	6.0	4	6	8	6	5
March	5.1	1	4	13	5	4
April	1.4	0	4	0	1	4
May	1.2		5	0	0	1
June	0.6		2	1	1	0
July	0.1		0	0	0	0
August	0.0		0	0	0	0
September	0.6		1	1	0	0
October	1.0		0	1	1	3
November	3.4		4	2	1	11
December	7.3		3	2	12	6
Average	2.7	2.8	2.5	3.2	2.3	3.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	12.8	13	10	12	14	15
February	12.3	12	14	13	12	13
March	11.5	11	12	11	13	12
April	10.6	13	10	7	12	12
May	9.3		10	8	8	9
June	10.3		10	13	7	12
July	13.1		12	16	14	13
August	13.2		12	12	10	13
September	11.2		12	10	11	12
October	9.8		10	12	11	7
November	10.4		11	11	10	11
December	11.3		9	10	13	10
Average	11.4	12.4	10.9	11.3	11.1	11.6

9th highest wind speed of Greece

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	SW	NW	SW	NW
February	W	NW	NW	NW	NW
March	W	NW	NW	NW	NW
April	NW	W	NW	W	NW
May		NW	NW	NW	NW
June		NW	NW	NW	NW
July		NW	NW	NW	NW
August		NW	NW	NW	NW
September		NW	NW	NW	NW
October		NW	NW	NW	N
November		SW	W	NW	N
December		W	S	SW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Crete weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Crete?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 86 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Crete?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 60 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Crete?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 8.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Crete?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in August. The probability is about 0.1 %.