Measurements:
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Heraklion
62°F
N 9 mph
Feels like: 62°F
Precip: 0%
World Resorts Greece Heraklion Weather May Weather in Heraklion

Heraklion Weather: May

Average Day Temperature: 76.5°F
Average Night Temperature: 63.9°F
Sea Water Temperature: 69.3°F
Number of Sunny Days: 25 days
Sunshine Hours: 13.6 - 14.4 hours
Number of Rainy Days: 1 day
Precipitation Totals: 0.6 in

Air Temperature in May, °F

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Day Temperature   
Night Temperature

The highest day temperature in May 2024 was 88°F. The lowest night temperature was 57°F. The average values for day and night temperatures during May were 74.3°F и 64.7°F respectivly.

Heraklion Water Sea Temperature in May, °F

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The average sea surface temperature in May 2024 for Heraklion was 69.5°F. The maximum and minimum values were 67.0°F and 72.4°F respectively.

Sunny, Cloudy and Gloomy days
Sunny days
Cloudy days
Gloomy days
81%
16%
3%

Most of the days in May are sunny but you can also expect cloudy and gloomy days.

Precipitation Totals in May, in

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
0.0
0.4
0.8
1.1
1.5
1.9
2.3
2.7
3.0

Precipitation total in May for Heraklion is 0.6 in.

Wind Speed in May, mph
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
0.0
1.8
3.6
5.3
7.1
8.9
10.7
12.5

The average wind speed in May is 7.4 mph. It makes May the most windless month of the year for Heraklion.

Average Sunny Hours Per Day
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
0.0
2.4
4.8
7.1
9.5
11.9
14.3
16.6

We are using day length and cloud cover information for each day of the month to calculate averages for this chart. Average sunny hours for Heraklion in May is 11.8 hours.

Best Time to Visit Heraklion
The most sunny months:
July 30 days
August 30 days
June 28 days
The most warm months:
August 89.6 °F
July 89.5 °F
September 85.2 °F
Warmest sea temperature:
August 83.0 °F
July 81.5 °F
September 81.1 °F
The most cold months:
January 58.3 °F
February 59.3 °F
December 61.5 °F
The most rainy months:
December 4 days
January 4 days
February 3 days
The most windy months:
January 10 mph
July 10 mph
February 10 mph

Heraklion on the Weather Map

Greece Resorts:
NAME
Athenes +58
Athos +58
Chalkidiki +60
Chania +64
Corfu +62
Crete +66
Heraklion +62
Loutraki +58
Mykonos +62
Paralia Katerini +56
Rhodes +64
Santorini +62
Thasos +52
Thessaloniki +56
Zakynthos +64
24 Hours Weather Forecast
Heraklion
Local time: 03:40
15 mar, saturday
0600 66°F
N
8 mph
0900 72°F
N
7 mph
1200 78°F
N
11 mph
1500 74°F
N
11 mph
1800 66°F
N
12 mph
2100 64°F
N
13 mph
16 mar, sunday
0000 64°F
N
15 mph
0300 64°F
N
15 mph