Heraklion
Heraklion is in Greece, on the Aegean Sea / Sea of Crete, at 35.3279 latitude, 25.1434 longitude. The nearest airport with scheduled airline service in the OurAirports snapshot is Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER), about 3.6 km away. Natural Earth's 10m ports layer names Iraklion about 2.0 km from these coordinates. Mean monthly air temperature in 2024 ranged from 12.3 °C to 28.5 °C (Open-Meteo archive). This page does not invent trip prices, licence rules or species lists; use the marketplace links to compare live listings, and check local regulations before you go.
| Country | Greece |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35.3279, 25.1434 |
| Water body | Aegean Sea / Sea of Crete |
| Timezone | Europe/Athens |
| Town population (GeoNames) | 137,154 |
| Nearest airport with scheduled flights | Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER), about 3.6 km away |
| Nearest named port in Natural Earth | Iraklion, about 2.0 km away — www.portheraklion.gr |
| Place data source | GeoNames cities5000, geonameId 261745 (Irákleion, GR) |
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Monthly weather in 2024
Daily means from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, added up by calendar month for 2024. This is air temperature at the coordinates, not water temperature, and one year is not a climate normal.
| Month | Mean air temp | Total precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.3 °C | 115 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | 74 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | 26 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | 5 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | 24 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | 0 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | 4 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | 5 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | 19 mm |
| Oct | 20.2 °C | 5 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | 23 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | 106 mm |
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Snapshot date: 2026-11-12. See methodology and sources.