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Monthly climate in Profitis Ilias, Crete, Greece

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Profitis Ilias features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 557 mm (21.9 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Profitis Ilias enjoys an average of 3955 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Profitis Ilias, Crete, Greece §

The warmest months in Profitis Ilias are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (73 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (49 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Profitis Ilias experiences 102 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Profitis Ilias, 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)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average low 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Profitis Ilias, Crete, Greece §

Profitis Ilias usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Profitis Ilias are July, August and September. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Profitis Ilias, 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) 81 (3.2) 75 (2.9) 64 (2.5) 34 (1.3) 29 (1.2) 17 (0.7) 17 (0.7) 8 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 44 (1.8) 74 (2.9) 95 (3.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 9 8 6 4 3 1 1 3 7 9 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Profitis Ilias, Crete, Greece §

The sunniest months in Profitis Ilias are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 19 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Profitis Ilias: 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 Profitis Ilias, 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 5m 14h 0m 14h 28m 14h 13m 13h 24m 12h 21m 11h 15m 10h 18m 9h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Profitis Ilias, Crete, Greece §

Profitis Ilias 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 Profitis Ilias UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Profitis Ilias, 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

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Profitis Ilias, Crete, Greece

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