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The climate of Hersonissos on the island of Crete (Greece)
The seaside resort of Hersonissos is located on the north coast of the Greek island Crete. What is advertised in travel guides as Hersonissos is officially called Liménas Chersonisou. Literally this means: ’Port of Hersonissos’. During the summer many tourists from Holland, Scandinavia, England, Ireland and Germany visit Hersonissos. Although several families visit Hersonissos it is mainly known for its nightlife. Many youngsters travel here to go out in the center or on Starbeach. Hersonissos has a warm Mediterranean climate with warm and dry summers. Hersonissos is a holiday destination with guaranteed sunshine and temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius. Especially during July and August stable high pressure areas are responsible for the supply of warm air. This causes temperatures to rise to or even above 40 degrees Celsius. Fortunately the sea and swimming pools offer some cooling. When the high season is over the climate gets less stable. Temperatures are still pleasant. However, chances of rain increase. Summer ends in October/November, temperatures drop to or even below 20 degrees Celsius then. However, November usually gets a few summer days. Winters are mild and reasonably wet. During the winter Hersonissos is rather dull, because the tourists have left. Just like other places in Greece the seaside resort of Hersonissos is not really suitable as a winter sun destination.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Hersonissos.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	13	7	4	11		16
February	13	7	5	10		15
March	15	8	6	7		15
April	19	10	8	5		16
May	23	13	10	3		19
June	28	19	12	1		22
July	30	22	12	0		24
August	32	24	11	0		25
September	27	20	10	2		24
October	22	15	7	5		22
November	18	11	5	6		20
December	15	9	4	12		18
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
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December
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