When to go · Heraklion
Heraklion in March
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
- 17°C63°F / 12°C54°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- 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 March
- HeraklionHighs around 17 °C, lows around 12 °C, rain on about 8 daysHighs around 63 °F, lows around 54 °F, rain on about 8 days
- Crete, Greece · Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, the south coastfine
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: Clean Monday kite-flying and Independence Day parades (25 March); sea too cold for most.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings