Sunshine in Heraklion
🇬🇷 Greece · 137k people · 2,779 hours of sun a year · 70 rainy days a year
Best time for sunshine: July (Sunshine Score 95/100), with August and June close behind. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 2 mm of rain for the month.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 88 mm |
| February | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 75 mm |
| March | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 42 mm |
| April | 61 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 23 mm |
| May | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 15 mm |
| June | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 5 mm |
| July | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 2 mm |
| August | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm |
| September | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 20° / 68°F | 18 mm |
| October | 87 | 21° / 70°F | 17° / 63°F | 46 mm |
| November | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 59 mm |
| December | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 86 mm |
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