Climate averages 1991–2020
Irákleion weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Irákleion: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 30 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Glyfáda (308 km away). In June its highs average 30.3°C, 0.7°C warmer than Irákleion, with 3.7 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in Greece, Irákleion ranks 7th of 11 for the warmest June highs and 6th of 11 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 11 cities is 29.5°C; Irákleion is level with that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 4.9 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Glyfáda in JuneGreece · 308 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 20.5°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Piraeus in JuneGreece · 320 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 20.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Athens in JuneGreece · 321 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Khalándrion in JuneGreece · 323 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Acharnés in JuneGreece · 331 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Muğla in JuneTurkey · 357 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.6°C · 32 mm rain
- Darnah in JuneLibya · 367 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 20.1°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Aydın in JuneTurkey · 369 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.8°C · 11 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.