Sitia climate — normals and trends
Sitia (Greece) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 290 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 (12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Sitia averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 51 rainy days per year.
Sitia has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 29 July 1955) and the coldest 1.3 °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
SitiaCrete
- coords
- 35.21°, 26.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
17.4°C
Annual rainfall
290mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
29.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
51 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
131 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
33.4 °C
29 July 1955
Coldest day
1.3 °C
14 February 2004
Wettest day
113 mm
15 October 2022
Windiest day
70.2 km/h
14 March 1941
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
20 November 1964
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
31 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-6.9 °C
9 February 1976
Snowiest day
5.0 cm
14 February 2004
Sunniest day
13.9 h
25 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 | 16.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 13.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 25 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 17 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 29 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 20.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 9 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 17.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 37 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sitia?
Sitia has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 290 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sitia?
The hottest day measured in Sitia between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1955, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sitia?
The coldest day measured in Sitia between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2004, at 1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Sitia?
Almost never: Sitia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sitia warmed?
Yes: Sitia warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sitia?
The wettest day measured in Sitia between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2022, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sitia?
The windiest day measured in Sitia between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1941, with winds reaching 70.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sitia?
The warmest month in Sitia is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sitia?
Sitia receives on average 290 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 51 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sitia?
Sitia 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 Sitia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sitia between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2004, with 5.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sitia?
Yes: Sitia has on average 131 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sitia?
In Sitia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 31 July 2015, and the lowest was -6.9 °C on 9 February 1976.
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