Wind statistics for Heraklion
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Heraklion, Greece — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.0 mph
- Average gusts: 17.5 mph
- Average daily rain: 1.0 mm
- Average temperature: 20°C
- Good kite days: 116 a year
- Best month: July (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: February (9.6 mph)
- Calmest month: October (6.5 mph)
- Rainiest month: February (2.2 mm)
How Heraklion compares
Heraklion ranks #119 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 78% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, July, scores 100/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0 mph | 18.9 mph | 1.5 mm | 14°C | 9 | 100 | YES |
| February | 9.6 mph | 20.0 mph | 2.2 mm | 13°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| March | 8.6 mph | 18.4 mph | 1.7 mm | 15°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| April | 7.2 mph | 16.1 mph | 1.6 mm | 17°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| May | 7.6 mph | 17.5 mph | 1.2 mm | 21°C | 6 | 95 | YES |
| June | 8.1 mph | 18.2 mph | 0.1 mm | 26°C | 14 | 100 | YES |
| July | 9.0 mph | 19.8 mph | 0.1 mm | 28°C | 17 | 100 | YES |
| August | 7.8 mph | 17.5 mph | 0.1 mm | 28°C | 12 | 97 | YES |
| September | 7.3 mph | 16.2 mph | 0.4 mm | 25°C | 11 | 91 | YES |
| October | 6.5 mph | 14.4 mph | 0.2 mm | 21°C | 8 | 82 | YES |
| November | 8.1 mph | 17.3 mph | 0.8 mm | 18°C | 9 | 100 | YES |
| December | 7.7 mph | 16.2 mph | 1.7 mm | 15°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Heraklion, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Heraklion using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.