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Monthly climate in Pitsidia, Crete, Greece

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pitsidia features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 328 mm (12.9 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pitsidia enjoys an average of 3955 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 Pitsidia, Crete, Greece §

The warmest months in Pitsidia are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 80 °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, Pitsidia experiences 84 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 Pitsidia, 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 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°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)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Average low 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pitsidia, Crete, Greece §

Pitsidia usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 61 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pitsidia are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pitsidia, 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) 68 (2.7) 43 (1.7) 40 (1.6) 20 (0.8) 8 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 18 (0.7) 41 (1.6) 73 (2.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 7 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 6 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Pitsidia, Crete, Greece §

The sunniest months in Pitsidia are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pitsidia: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pitsidia, 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 209 260 331 341 396 407 421 395 351 317 265 257
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 4m 10h 54m 11h 58m 13h 4m 14h 0m 14h 27m 14h 13m 13h 24m 12h 21m 11h 15m 10h 18m 9h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Pitsidia, Crete, Greece §

Pitsidia 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 Pitsidia UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pitsidia, 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