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Monthly climate in Khersonisos, Crete, Greece

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Khersonisos features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 494 mm (19.4 inches) and receives 72 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Khersonisos enjoys an average of 3968 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 48 minutes to 14 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Khersonisos, Crete, Greece §

The warmest months in Khersonisos are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (74 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (51 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Khersonisos experiences 119 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 Khersonisos, 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 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 13°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Average low 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Khersonisos, Crete, Greece §

Khersonisos usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 65 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Khersonisos are July, August and September. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Khersonisos, 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) 60 (2.4) 66 (2.6) 58 (2.3) 32 (1.3) 38 (1.5) 26 (1.0) 21 (0.8) 10 (0.4) 16 (0.6) 38 (1.5) 60 (2.4) 69 (2.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 8 9 5 4 4 1 1 2 6 8 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Khersonisos, Crete, Greece §

The sunniest months in Khersonisos are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Khersonisos: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Khersonisos, 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 210 262 333 343 395 407 422 395 350 319 268 260
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 3m 10h 54m 11h 58m 13h 5m 14h 1m 14h 29m 14h 14m 13h 25m 12h 21m 11h 15m 10h 17m 9h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Khersonisos, Crete, Greece §

Khersonisos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme 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 Khersonisos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Khersonisos, 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 11 11 11 9 7 5 3