Ierapetra climate — normals and trends
Ierapetra (Greece) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 275 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 August (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ierapetra averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Ierapetra has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 4 July 1998) and the coldest 2.4 °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
IerapetraCrete
- coords
- 35.01°, 25.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
275mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
25.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
14.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
117 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
36.9 °C
4 July 1998
Coldest day
2.4 °C
14 February 2004
Wettest day
89 mm
15 October 2022
Windiest day
63.6 km/h
8 January 1979
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
22 December 1971
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
20 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-6.6 °C
9 February 1976
Snowiest day
2.1 cm
25 January 2004
Sunniest day
13.9 h
18 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 8 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 12.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 36 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 49 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 25 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 20.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 16.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 40 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ierapetra?
Ierapetra has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 275 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ierapetra?
The hottest day measured in Ierapetra between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1998, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ierapetra?
The coldest day measured in Ierapetra between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2004, at 2.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ierapetra?
Almost never: Ierapetra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ierapetra warmed?
Yes: Ierapetra warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ierapetra?
The wettest day measured in Ierapetra between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2022, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ierapetra?
The windiest day measured in Ierapetra between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1979, with winds reaching 63.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ierapetra?
The warmest month in Ierapetra is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ierapetra?
Ierapetra receives on average 275 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ierapetra?
Ierapetra gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ierapetra?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ierapetra between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2004, with 2.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ierapetra?
Yes: Ierapetra has on average 117 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ierapetra?
In Ierapetra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 20 July 2024, and the lowest was -6.6 °C on 9 February 1976.
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