Climate
Ierapetra average annual temperature is 19.7°C (1956-1997 HNMS). According to HNMS published material Ierapetra alongside Karpathos Island is Greece's warmest city with a mean annual temperature of 20.1°C. Ierapetra has 3101 hours of sunshine per year and is again Greece's sunniest city according to HNMS
| Climate data for Ierapetra, Crete, Greece (1956-1997) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.34 (74.02) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.03 (59.05) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 133.8 (5.268) |
94.9 (3.736) |
80.1 (3.154) |
35.0 (1.378) |
14.2 (0.559) |
5.6 (0.22) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.0 (0.079) |
20.4 (0.803) |
90.5 (3.563) |
75.9 (2.988) |
108.9 (4.287) |
661.8 (26.055) |
| Source: HNMS | |||||||||||||
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