Climate averages 1991–2020
Irákleion weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Irákleion: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 16.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Glyfáda (308 km away). In October its highs average 23.4°C, 0.9°C cooler than Irákleion, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in Greece, Irákleion ranks 1st of 11 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 11 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 11 cities is 22.3°C; Irákleion is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.7°C to 19.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 38 mm to 44 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Glyfáda in OctoberGreece · 308 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Piraeus in OctoberGreece · 320 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 15.6°C · 27 mm rain
- Athens in OctoberGreece · 321 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 15.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Khalándrion in OctoberGreece · 323 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 14.5°C · 27 mm rain
- Acharnés in OctoberGreece · 331 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 14.3°C · 27 mm rain
- Muğla in OctoberTurkey · 357 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 79 mm rain
- Darnah in OctoberLibya · 367 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Aydın in OctoberTurkey · 369 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 14.1°C · 67 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.