Weather in Kreta (Heraklion) in may — climate, sea temperature and best time to travel

Now

+17°

0,7mm

9 m/s

18:00

+17°

0,9mm

9 m/s

19:00

+17°

1,0mm

10 m/s

20:00

+17°

0,9mm

9 m/s

21:00

+17°

1,9mm

8 m/s

22:00

+17°

1,9mm

7 m/s

23:00

+16°

2,1mm

8 m/s

00:00

+16°

2,5mm

6 m/s

01:00

+16°

3,5mm

6 m/s

02:00

+16°

2,7mm

6 m/s

03:00

+16°

2,5mm

5 m/s

04:00

+16°

2,1mm

4 m/s

05:00

+16°

2,9mm

4 m/s

06:00

+16°

3,8mm

4 m/s

07:00

+16°

2,7mm

3 m/s

08:00

+16°

1,4mm

2 m/s

09:00

+16°

1,6mm

3 m/s

10:00

+17°

1,8mm

5 m/s

11:00

+18°

1,8mm

6 m/s

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+18°

1,8mm

6 m/s

13:00

+17°

1,2mm

6 m/s

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+18°

1,6mm

6 m/s

15:00

+18°

1,1mm

6 m/s

16:00

+18°

0,7mm

5 m/s

14-day forecast — Kreta (Heraklion)

Updated hourly

Fri · Today · 2 Oct Showers

+18° +16° 14,1 mm

Sat · Tomorrow · 3 Oct Showers

+18° +16° 40,4 mm

Sunday · 4 Oct Showers

+18° +15° 16,6 mm

Monday · 5 Oct Showers

+19° +16° 1,8 mm

Tuesday · 6 Oct Clear

+20° +16° 7%

Wednesday · 7 Oct Clear

+21° +15° 5%

Thursday · 8 Oct Cloudy

+22° +16° 8%

Friday · 9 Oct Clear

+24° +16° 3%

Saturday · 10 Oct Clear

+24° +19° 4%

Sunday · 11 Oct Cloudy

+26° +20° 9%

Monday · 12 Oct Clear

+27° +20° 6%

Tuesday · 13 Oct Cloudy

+27° +21° 12%

Wednesday · 14 Oct Clear

+28° +21° 3%

Thursday · 15 Oct Clear

+24° +19° 5%

About Kreta (Heraklion)

Hellas' største øy — Heraklion, Chania, Rethymno, Agios Nikolaos.

CountryHellas

RegionKreta

ContinentEuropa

Time zoneEurope/Athens (+03:00)

Latitude35.3387°

Longitude25.1442°

LuftkvalitetFair (EAQI 36)

Climate in Kreta (Heraklion) in may

Normals 8 years · best time to travel · Open-Meteo

Best time to travel to Kreta (Heraklion): april–november. With perfect weather, may is a recommended month to visit.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

	April	May	June
Average temperature	▲ 17°C	21°C	▲ 25°C
Highest temperature	▲ 21°C	25°C	▲ 29°C
Lowest temperature	▲ 12°C	16°C	▲ 20°C
Sea temperature	▲ 18,2°C	20,0°C	▲ 24,4°C
Precipitation	▲ 29 mm	30 mm	▼ 11 mm
Precipitation days	▼ 6 days	5 days	▼ 2 days
Humidity	▼ 64%	56%	▼ 47%
Sun hours per day	▲ 11,1 h	12,1 h	▲ 13,6 h
Cloud cover	▼ 15%	13%	▼ 6%
UV index (midday)	▲ 10	11	▲ 12
Day length	13:06	14:02	14:30
Our rating	Good	Perfect	Perfect

Temperature day by day in may average + moving average

Precipitation day by day in may mm

UV index day by day in may midday value, clear-sky

Climate normals calculated from Open-Meteo (ERA5 archive 8 years, sea temperature Marine API). UV estimated from solar elevation.

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Global weather models — international forecasts

The weather for Kreta (Heraklion) is based on global weather models (ECMWF, GFS) and national meteorological institutes around the world. Forecasts are updated hourly; measurements every 15 minutes. For destinations with a large time difference from Norway, local time is shown above.