14-day forecast — Kreta (Heraklion) Updated every hour
Sat · Today
Clear
+25°
+19°
3%
⌄
Wind 6 m/s N
Gusts 7 m/s
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 3%
Sunrise 07:05
Sunset 19:21
Sun · Tomorrow
Cloudy
+25°
+20°
8%
⌄
Wind 8 m/s NW
Gusts 9 m/s
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 8%
Sunrise 07:06
Sunset 19:19
Monday 21/9
Clear
+25°
+20°
6%
⌄
Wind 7 m/s NW
Gusts 9 m/s
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 6%
Sunrise 07:06
Sunset 19:18
Tuesday 22/9
Clear
+27°
+20°
2%
⌄
Wind 5 m/s N
Gusts 9 m/s
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 2%
Sunrise 07:07
Sunset 19:16
Wednesday 23/9
Showers
+22°
+18°
0.3 mm
⌄
Wind 7 m/s N
Gusts 7 m/s
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 36%
Sunrise 07:08
Sunset 19:15
Thursday 24/9
Clear
+22°
+17°
4%
⌄
Wind 5 m/s N
Gusts 10 m/s
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 4%
Sunrise 07:09
Sunset 19:13
Friday 25/9
Cloudy
+23°
+17°
6%
⌄
Wind 5 m/s N
Gusts 7 m/s
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 6%
Sunrise 07:09
Sunset 19:12
Saturday 26/9
Clear
+26°
+17°
6%
⌄
Wind 6 m/s S
Gusts 9 m/s
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 6%
Sunrise 07:10
Sunset 19:11
Sunday 27/9
Clear
+27°
+20°
2.3 mm
⌄
Wind 7 m/s S
Gusts 9 m/s
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 57%
Sunrise 07:11
Sunset 19:09
Monday 28/9
Showers
+21°
+17°
9.3 mm
⌄
Wind 7 m/s N
Gusts 9 m/s
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 83%
Sunrise 07:12
Sunset 19:08
Tuesday 29/9
Clear
+21°
+17°
3%
⌄
Wind 8 m/s N
Gusts 9 m/s
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 3%
Sunrise 07:12
Sunset 19:06
Wednesday 30/9
Clear
+23°
+16°
3%
⌄
Wind 4 m/s N
Gusts 9 m/s
UV index 6 – High
Chance of rain 3%
Sunrise 07:13
Sunset 19:05
Thursday 1/10
Clear
+26°
+17°
1%
⌄
Wind 2 m/s N
Gusts 7 m/s
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 1%
Sunrise 07:14
Sunset 19:03
Friday 2/10
Clear
+26°
+19°
17%
⌄
Wind 6 m/s NW
Gusts 10 m/s
UV index 7 – High
Chance of rain 17%
Sunrise 07:15
Sunset 19:02
About Kreta (Heraklion)
Greklands största ö — Heraklion, Chania, Rethymno, Agios Nikolaos.
Country Greece
Region Kreta
Continent Europe
Time zone Europe/Athens (+03:00)
Latitude 35.3387°
Longitude 25.1442°
Air quality Fair (EAQI 36)
Climate in Kreta (Heraklion) in December
Normals 8 years · best time to visit · Open-Meteo
Best time to visit Kreta (Heraklion) : April–November . With acceptable weather, December is a possible month to visit.
Photo: Wikimedia
November
December
January
Average temperature
▼ 18°C
14°C
▼ 12°C
Highest temperature
▼ 22°C
18°C
▼ 16°C
Lowest temperature
▼ 14°C
11°C
▼ 9°C
Precipitation
▲ 51 mm
73 mm
▼ 64 mm
Days with precipitation
▲ 9 d
11 d
→ 11 d
Humidity
▲ 68%
74%
▼ 73%
Sunshine hours per day
▼ 9,0 h
7,8 h
▼ 7,7 h
Cloud cover
▲ 13%
20%
▲ 24%
UV index (midday)
▼ 4
3
▲ 4
Day length
10:19
9:49
10:05
Our rating
Good
Acceptable
Acceptable
Temperature day by day in December mean + moving average
11° 13° 15° 17° 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Precipitation day by day in December mm
0 3.7 7.4 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
UV index day by day in December midday value, clear-sky
0 5.5 11 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Climate normals calculated from Open-Meteo (ERA5 archive 8 years, sea temperature Marine API). UV estimated from solar elevation.
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