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Monthly climate in Prines, Crete, Greece

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Prines features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 603 mm (23.7 inches) and receives 85 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Prines enjoys an average of 3974 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 47 minutes to 14 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Prines, Crete, Greece §

The warmest months in Prines are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °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 (50 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Prines experiences 85 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 Prines, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average high 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(40°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Prines, Crete, Greece §

Prines usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 98 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Prines are June, July and August. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Prines, 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) 89 (3.5) 86 (3.4) 67 (2.6) 32 (1.3) 25 (1.0) 17 (0.7) 8 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 25 (1.0) 45 (1.8) 90 (3.6) 115 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 10 9 5 3 3 1 1 3 8 12 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Prines, Crete, Greece §

The sunniest months in Prines are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Prines: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Prines, 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 213 262 331 345 397 408 421 394 351 317 269 261
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 3m 10h 53m 11h 58m 13h 5m 14h 1m 14h 29m 14h 14m 13h 25m 12h 21m 11h 15m 10h 17m 9h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Prines, Crete, Greece §

Prines 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 Prines UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Prines, 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