Heraklion, CRETE and its best beaches
Climate - Temperatures and rainfall - Mediterranean Sea![Beautiful beaches from CRETE](beaches/beach-crete-heraklion-883.jpg)
Heraklion: Temperatures during the day, at night, rain and bathing conditions
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Crete : climate and when to go to Heraklion
Crete, south of Greece, has a Mediterranean climate. This island of 50 mi2 is very windy in comparison with Greece. When to go to the beach in Crete? Going in summer, July and August are very hot, a bit like France, but the wind calms the torrid effect. Summer evenings can be cool sometimes.
The capital of Crete Heraklion is on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, ideal for the entertainment and its port, you will have to go away to find some beautiful sandy beaches to put your towel.
January Avoid |
February Avoid |
March Avoid |
April Avoid |
May Avoid |
June Fine |
July Pecfect |
August Pecfect |
September Fine |
October Avoid |
November Avoid |
December Avoid |
When to go? The hottest month for the beach, lazing around and swimming is July. Check the precipitations because showers are possible but the sun returns quickly, otherwise other periods are possible. The coolest month is January, if you can not stand the heat too much. The driest month of the year is July, if you do not like the rain at all.
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Heraklion to display its climate.
Graphs and temperature curves with average precipitation over the year
![Climate of the Beaches of Heraklion](images/beaches-climate.jpg)
![Heraklion, CRETE temperatures. A minimum temperature of 81°F C is recommended for the beach!](monthy-temperatures-heraklion-crete-883.jpg)
Precipitation, rainfall, cyclone: CRETE
![Precipitation, mean rainfall, cyclone period for Heraklion, CRETE](monthy-rains-heraklion-crete-883.jpg)
Temperatures of bathing water around Heraklion
![Mediterranean Sea bathing temperature at Heraklion, CRETE. +79°C is ideal for the beach!](sea-temperatures-heraklion-crete-883.jpg)
Landmarks
![Sun](images/sun-top.png)
![Sun](images/sunny.png)
![Sun and showers](images/sun-and-rain.png)
![Rain, showsers, storms or monsoons](images/rain-shower-sun.gif)
![Cyclone or hurricane/](images/cyclone.gif)
![Sea bathing](images/sea-bathing.png)
![Perfect trip](images/perfect-trip.png)
No cyclone risk for this country
![Risks of cyclones for CRETE](cyclones-risks-crete-883.jpg)
![Sunrise and Sunset in the Tropics](images/sunrise-sunset-hours.jpg)
Mediterranean Sea
Climate July 2024
Heraklion sunshine in summer and winter
![Heraklion, CRETEin the southern hemisphere in winter](heraklion-crete-in-winter-883.jpg)
![Heraklion, CRETEin the northern hemisphere in summer](heraklion-crete-in-summer-883.jpg)
![Heraklion annual sunshine](sunshine-heraklion-crete-97-51.jpg)
The sun at its zenith, that means well perpendicular to the surface of the Earth, sending 100% of radiation and heat. Heraklion receives in winter (january), 51% of sun power and 97% during summer time (july).
The average temperature and sunshine deviations between summer and winter are 46%. This large gap means that the temperature at sea varies and that it can be cooler during the winter. A sweater can be nice in the early morning or evening, the fell night in cooler season.
![Calculated according to annual temperatures and rains](images/help.png)
Average temperatures and rainfall for a stay in July
On the left, the averages observed every month of July on the Crete beaches. The trends for next month are, slightly lower average daytime temperatures, a bathing water in Mediterranean Sea which takes a few degrees, more abundant rains with nights as temperate as this month.
Sunset and sunrise times for CRETE
Local time : July 2024, Saturday 27, 12:33 PM
Sunrise time : 05:28 am, point A
Sunset time : 7:23 pm, point B
Duration of daylight : 13:55 / 24:00
Jet lag : GMT+2
![Sunset and sunrise from CRETE](sunrise-CRETE-883.jpg)
The average monthly UV index of CRETE
What is the period of mosquitoes virulence over the year?
Weather forecast for Heraklion
Here are the current 5-day forecasts for BendevÃs / Heraklion. Temperatures are spaced 3 hours apart for each day. The summary of the state of the sky gives the trend of the week. The sea temperature at is a monthly average. In lagoons or seashores where the bathing water is shallow, you can add some degrees.
Sunday
July 28, 2024
8 am
82°F
28°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 56%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Sunday
July 28, 2024
11 am
84.1°F
29°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 53%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Sunday
July 28, 2024
2 pm
83.2°F
29°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 57%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Sunday
July 28, 2024
5 pm
81.8°F
28°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 58%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Sunday
July 28, 2024
8 pm
77.1°F
26°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 66%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Sunday
July 28, 2024
11 pm
76.1°F
25°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 69%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Monday
July 29, 2024
8 am
84.7°F
30°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 52%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Monday
July 29, 2024
11 am
87.3°F
31°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 53%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Monday
July 29, 2024
2 pm
87.5°F
31°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 54%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Monday
July 29, 2024
5 pm
85.9°F
30°C
![](images/meteo-01d.png)
Clear sky
Humidity 54%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Monday
July 29, 2024
8 pm
79.1°F
27°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 67%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Monday
July 29, 2024
11 pm
79.5°F
27°C
![](images/meteo-01d.png)
Clear sky
Humidity 57%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
8 am
85.8°F
30°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 46%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
11 am
87.3°F
31°C
![](images/meteo-01d.png)
Clear sky
Humidity 46%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
2 pm
86.8°F
31°C
![](images/meteo-01d.png)
Clear sky
Humidity 48%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
5 pm
85.8°F
30°C
![](images/meteo-01d.png)
Clear sky
Humidity 50%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
8 pm
81.8°F
28°C
![](images/meteo-01d.png)
Clear sky
Humidity 58%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Tuesday
July 30, 2024
11 pm
81.8°F
28°C
![](images/meteo-01d.png)
Clear sky
Humidity 58%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
8 am
82.5°F
29°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 63%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
11 am
85.3°F
30°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 51%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
2 pm
84.9°F
30°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 49%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
5 pm
83.3°F
29°C
![](images/meteo-01d.png)
Clear sky
Humidity 48%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
8 pm
78.6°F
26°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 54%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Wednesday
July 31, 2024
11 pm
78.4°F
26°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 54%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Thrusday
August 01, 2024
8 am
82.9°F
29°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 51%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Thrusday
August 01, 2024
11 am
85.7°F
30°C
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Clear sky
Humidity 46%
Sea 79°F/26°C
Weather uncertainties 2024 to go to Heraklion ?
![Stormy risks under tropics](images/meteo-11d.png)
![Risks of tropical rains and showers](images/meteo-10d.png)
When traveling in the tropics as a seaside, rain is not welcome. If you see this indicator, with possible storms, that does not mean that it will rain all day long. When we observe the local rainfall, it is either really zero or very weak. Meteorologists prefer to be pessimistic. So observe below, the skies photographed during a week announced stormy in Asia. It did not rain once. I invite you to integrate this parameter before going to Heraklion for a good trip to the sun!
![Stormy or rainy weather under tropics](images/tropics-stormy-and-rainy-weather-1.jpg)
![Stormy or rainy weather under tropics](images/tropics-stormy-and-rainy-weather-2.jpg)
![Stormy or rainy weather under tropics](images/tropics-stormy-and-rainy-weather-3.jpg)
![Stormy or rainy weather under tropics](images/tropics-stormy-and-rainy-weather-4.jpg)