Climate averages 1991–2020
Irákleion weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Irákleion: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 03 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Glyfáda (308 km away). In April its highs average 20.0°C, 0.9°C cooler than Irákleion, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in Greece, Irákleion ranks 1st of 11 for the warmest April highs and 6th of 11 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 11 cities is 19.4°C; Irákleion is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 36 mm to 31 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Irákleion climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.3°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 68 | 12.1 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.9°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 66 | 10.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 17.3°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 54 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 21.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 36 | 5.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 31 | 4.2 | 14.014 h |
| June | 29.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 13 | 1.9 | 14.514 h |
| July | 31.1°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 4.9 | 0.7 | 14.314 h |
| August | 30.9°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 6.1 | 0.7 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 19 | 2.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 38 | 5.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 44 | 7.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 15.6°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 64 | 11.3 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Glyfáda in AprilGreece · 308 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Piraeus in AprilGreece · 320 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 29 mm rain
- Athens in AprilGreece · 321 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Khalándrion in AprilGreece · 323 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 9.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Acharnés in AprilGreece · 331 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 9.7°C · 29 mm rain
- Muğla in AprilTurkey · 357 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 7.3°C · 90 mm rain
- Darnah in AprilLibya · 367 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 13.3°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Aydın in AprilTurkey · 369 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.9°C · 61 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Irákleion) is explained once on the Irákleion year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.