Climate averages 1991–2020
Irákleion weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Irákleion: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 4.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 17 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Glyfáda (308 km away). In July its highs average 32.7°C, 1.7°C warmer than Irákleion, with 1.6 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in Greece, Irákleion ranks 9th of 11 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 11 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 11 cities is 31.9°C; Irákleion is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.9 mm to 6.1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Glyfáda in JulyGreece · 308 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Piraeus in JulyGreece · 320 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 22.8°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Athens in JulyGreece · 321 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Khalándrion in JulyGreece · 323 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Acharnés in JulyGreece · 331 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Muğla in JulyTurkey · 357 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Darnah in JulyLibya · 367 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Aydın in JulyTurkey · 369 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 3.1 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.