Irákleion
City in Greece: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Panoramic of Heraklion: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Irákleion is a city in Greece, in Crete. About 137,154 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Greece in our atlas.
It lies at 35.33° N, 25.14° E, about 60 m (197 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Athens time zone.
Location
Red dot: Irákleion. Green dots: other major cities of Greece. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Irákleion has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 11°C (53°F). Around 461 mm (18 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Kallithéa · 319 km
- Piraeus · 320 km
- Athens · 321 km
- Peristéri · 326 km
- Acharnés · 331 km
- Pátra · 447 km
- Lárisa · 537 km
- Thessaloníki · 623 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 261745 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q160544 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Panoramic of Heraklion: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)