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Monthly climate in Kastri, Crete, Greece

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kastri features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 361 mm (14.2 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Kastri enjoys an average of 4020 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kastri, Crete, Greece §

The warmest months in Kastri are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (58 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kastri experiences 79 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kastri, Crete, Greece. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kastri, Crete, Greece §

Kastri usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 69 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Kastri are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kastri, Crete, Greece. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57 (2.2) 55 (2.2) 36 (1.4) 15 (0.6) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 34 (1.3) 55 (2.1) 95 (3.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Kastri, Crete, Greece §

The sunniest months in Kastri are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 18 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Kastri: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kastri, Crete, Greece. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 220 274 335 352 396 407 420 392 351 320 276 271
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 10h 55m 11h 58m 13h 4m 13h 59m 14h 26m 14h 12m 13h 23m 12h 21m 11h 16m 10h 19m 9h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Kastri, Crete, Greece §

Kastri experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure. January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kastri UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kastri, Crete, Greece. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 10 10 10 10 9 7 5 3

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Kastri, Crete, Greece

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