When to go · Heraklion
Heraklion in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), Nov–Mar (reduced ferry and museum hours).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C64°F / 13°C55°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Low
- Greece overall
- Prices
- Low
- Greece overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Heraklion
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), Nov–Mar (reduced ferry and museum hours).
Weather in December
- HeraklionHighs around 18 °C, lows around 13 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 64 °F, lows around 55 °F, rain on about 11 days
- Crete, Greece · Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, the south coastrainy
Longest season: sea swimmable into November on the south coast; White Mountains keep snow into spring.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Greece overall
- Low
- Prices · Greece overall
- Low
Greece overall: Athens and Thessaloniki festive and cheap; mountain villages busy at Christmas; islands closed.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast