Is Irákleion hot in January?
Days are typically cool at 15.5°C, while nights average 8.9°C.
Greece · 1991–2020 normal
Irákleion in
January.
Typical January weather in Irákleion: 15.5°C by day, 8.9°C at night, 91 mm of rain over 10.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high15.5°C
Typical low8.9°C
Rain91 mm
Wet days10.6
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 46 out of 100 (May leads the year at 98). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 01 from latitude 35.33°. Open-water sea temperature is 16.1°C (6 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Irákleion like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 91 mm across about 11 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 01 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; May ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 261745
- NOAA station
- GR000016754 · HERAKLION
- Station distance
- 3.6 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 23 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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