🇬🇷 Weather in Heraklion in March
This is what the weather in Heraklion (Crete, Greece) was like in March in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
16.1 °C
13.3 °C – 17.8 °C
Avg. night-time low
12.7 °C
10.1 °C – 13.9 °C
Avg. rain days in period
9.7
31 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
57.1 mm
20.0 mm – 105 mm
Avg. cloud cover
61 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).
Extremes: Highest temperature 24.1 °C (31 Mar 2024) · Lowest temperature 6.3 °C (13 Mar 2022) · Avg. daily peak wind 29 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 48Sunny
- 109Partly cloudy
- 56Cloudy
- 61Light rain
- 36Rain
Summary
- On average 16.1 °C during the day and 12.7 °C at night.
- On average 9.7 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 57.1 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2025 (avg. 17.8 °C), coolest: 2022 (avg. 13.3 °C).
- Wettest year: 2022 (105 mm), driest: 2024 (20.0 mm).
- Extremes: 24.1 °C on 31 Mar 2024 and 6.3 °C on 13 Mar 2022.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max15.5°Avg. min12.7°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 98.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 69 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.9 °C · Min 11.0 °C
2025
Avg. max17.8°Avg. min13.8°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 27.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 59 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 23.0 °C · Min 9.4 °C
2024
Avg. max17.7°Avg. min13.9°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 20.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 50 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 24.1 °C · Min 11.8 °C
2023
Avg. max16.7°Avg. min12.9°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 42.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 60 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 20.0 °C · Min 10.5 °C
2022
Avg. max13.3°Avg. min10.1°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 105 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 75 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 19.1 °C · Min 6.3 °C
2021
Avg. max15.1°Avg. min11.8°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 50.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 60 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 19.5 °C · Min 8.1 °C
2020
Avg. max16.1°Avg. min12.6°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 61.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 59 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 19.5 °C · Min 9.7 °C
2019
Avg. max16.0°Avg. min12.7°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 42.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 18.8 °C · Min 10.6 °C
2018
Avg. max17.7°Avg. min13.8°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 24.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 20.9 °C · Min 12.3 °C
2017
Avg. max15.6°Avg. min12.5°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 99.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 58 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 19.5 °C · Min 10.9 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Heraklion in March?
- Daytime highs averaged 16.1 °C, night-time lows 12.7 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 24.1 °C (31 Mar 2024), the lowest 6.3 °C (13 Mar 2022).
- How often does it rain in Heraklion in March?
- On average there were 9.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 57.1 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
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