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Monthly climate in Pyrgos, Crete, Greece

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pyrgos features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (31 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 274 mm (10.8 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pyrgos enjoys an average of 3968 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 Pyrgos, Crete, Greece §

The warmest months in Pyrgos are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 28 °C (77 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 13 °C (52 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pyrgos experiences 133 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 Pyrgos, 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
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average low 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pyrgos, Crete, Greece §

Pyrgos usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 6 rainy days and 41 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pyrgos are July, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pyrgos, 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) 39 (1.5) 33 (1.3) 38 (1.5) 22 (0.9) 20 (0.8) 11 (0.4) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 18 (0.7) 33 (1.3) 47 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 6 5 4 3 3 1 0 1 3 6 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Pyrgos, Crete, Greece §

The sunniest months in Pyrgos are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pyrgos: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pyrgos, 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 210 262 333 343 395 407 422 395 350 319 268 260
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 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 Pyrgos, Crete, Greece §

Pyrgos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the 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 Pyrgos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pyrgos, 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 11 11 9 7 5 3