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Monthly climate in Koutsounari, Crete, Greece

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Koutsounari features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 280 mm (11.0 inches) and receives 41 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Koutsounari enjoys an average of 4016 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Koutsounari, Crete, Greece §

The warmest months in Koutsounari are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (54 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Koutsounari experiences 82 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 Koutsounari, 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
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Average low 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Koutsounari, Crete, Greece §

Koutsounari usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Koutsounari are July, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Koutsounari, 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) 42 (1.7) 41 (1.6) 36 (1.4) 18 (0.7) 18 (0.7) 9 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 16 (0.6) 41 (1.6) 51 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 6 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 5 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Koutsounari, Crete, Greece §

The sunniest months in Koutsounari are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Koutsounari: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Koutsounari, 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 218 271 336 350 397 407 421 394 349 323 275 268
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 4m 10h 54m 11h 58m 13h 5m 14h 0m 14h 27m 14h 13m 13h 24m 12h 21m 11h 15m 10h 18m 9h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Koutsounari, Crete, Greece §

Koutsounari experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 Koutsounari UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Koutsounari, 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 10 10 9 7 5 3