Agios Nikolaos climate — normals and trends
Agios Nikolaos (Greece) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 258 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Agios Nikolaos averages 0 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 50 rainy days per year.
Agios Nikolaos has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 20 July 1973) and the coldest 0.5 °C (on 14 February 2004).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Agios NikolaosCrete
- coords
- 35.19°, 25.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.6°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
15.9°C
Annual rainfall
258mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
50 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
20.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
44.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.3 °C
20 July 1973
Coldest day
0.5 °C
14 February 2004
Wettest day
79 mm
15 October 2022
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
23 April 1977
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
22 December 1971
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
14 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-6.9 °C
9 February 1976
Snowiest day
6.7 cm
25 January 2004
Sunniest day
13.9 h
27 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 14 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 13.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 21 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 19.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 39 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 20 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Agios Nikolaos?
Agios Nikolaos has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 258 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Agios Nikolaos?
The hottest day measured in Agios Nikolaos between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1973, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Agios Nikolaos?
The coldest day measured in Agios Nikolaos between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2004, at 0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Agios Nikolaos?
Almost never: Agios Nikolaos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Agios Nikolaos warmed?
Yes: Agios Nikolaos warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Agios Nikolaos?
The wettest day measured in Agios Nikolaos between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2022, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Agios Nikolaos?
The windiest day measured in Agios Nikolaos between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1977, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Agios Nikolaos?
The warmest month in Agios Nikolaos is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Agios Nikolaos?
Agios Nikolaos receives on average 258 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 50 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Agios Nikolaos?
Agios Nikolaos gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Agios Nikolaos?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Agios Nikolaos between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2004, with 6.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Agios Nikolaos?
Yes: Agios Nikolaos has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Agios Nikolaos?
In Agios Nikolaos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 14 June 2024, and the lowest was -6.9 °C on 9 February 1976.
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