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Monthly climate in Palaiochora, Crete, Greece

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palaiochora features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (32 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 549 mm (21.6 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Palaiochora enjoys an average of 3974 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 48 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Palaiochora, Crete, Greece §

The warmest months in Palaiochora are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (75 - 80 °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, Palaiochora experiences 102 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 Palaiochora, 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 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Palaiochora, Crete, Greece §

Palaiochora usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 94 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Palaiochora are June, July and August. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Palaiochora, 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) 94 (3.7) 77 (3.0) 67 (2.6) 28 (1.1) 19 (0.7) 12 (0.5) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 29 (1.1) 39 (1.5) 69 (2.7) 112 (4.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 10 9 4 3 3 0 0 2 7 10 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Palaiochora, Crete, Greece §

The sunniest months in Palaiochora are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Palaiochora: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Palaiochora, 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 212 264 329 348 397 407 421 393 351 318 271 259
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 4m 10h 54m 11h 58m 13h 5m 14h 1m 14h 28m 14h 14m 13h 25m 12h 21m 11h 15m 10h 18m 9h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Palaiochora, Crete, Greece §

Palaiochora 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 Palaiochora UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Palaiochora, 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