Irákleio Weather in May
Irákleio in May
The short of it: Irákleio in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 14 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 15° · rain 24 mm · daylight 14 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & May
May in Irákleio brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 15°, with about 24 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 25°, with nights near 15°. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 13 min in mid-May, 65 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Irákleio runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Metamórfosi, 1 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Irákleio, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetamórfosiAttica | 1 km N | 25° | 15° | 24 mm |
| Néa IoníaAttica | 2 km SSW | 25° | 15° | 23 mm |
| PéfkiAttica | 3 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 26 mm |
| MaroúsiAttica | 3 km E | 25° | 15° | 26 mm |
| Néa FiladélfeiaAttica | 3 km SW | 26° | 16° | 21 mm |
| GalátsiAttica | 4 km SSW | 25° | 15° | 23 mm |
| AcharnésAttica | 4 km NW | 25° | 15° | 23 mm |
| Ágioi AnárgyroiAttica | 4 km SW | 26° | 16° | 21 mm |