Sitia Weather in March
Sitia in March
The short of it: Sitia in March averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 11° · rain 54 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & October
March in Sitia brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 11°, with about 54 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 17°, nights near 11°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 60 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Sitia runs about middling and about as wet in March. Palekastro, 14 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
March in Sitia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 38 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PalekastroCrete | 14 km E | 17° | 11° | 54 mm |
| Kaló ChorióCrete | 19 km SSE | 14° | 8° | 68 mm |
| StavrochóriCrete | 21 km SW | 16° | 9° | 58 mm |
| AnálipsiCrete | 22 km SSW | 18° | 11° | 47 mm |
| Makry-GialosCrete | 22 km SSW | 18° | 11° | 47 mm |
| KoutsourásCrete | 24 km SW | 17° | 10° | 47 mm |
| KavoúsiCrete | 24 km WSW | 15° | 8° | 64 mm |
| Pacheía ÁmmosCrete | 29 km WSW | 17° | 10° | 50 mm |