Weather in Heraklion in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Heraklion in March
The temperature in March is +14°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +21°C during the day and a minimum of +4°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 47% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +21°C.
Is Heraklion warm or cold in March?
Heraklion is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +14°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +10°C to +11°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
March is one of the coolest months in Heraklion, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Heraklion in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +16°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | +2°C | +7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +29°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 92 mm | 70 mm | 38 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 66% | 63% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March often has better weather than February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +14°C to +16°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 92 mm to 70 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 67% to 66%. Winds are calmer in comparison to February, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 5 to 9.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Heraklion is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Heraklion?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Heraklion in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+14°C) and the highest in 2001 (+23°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 6 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 216 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Heraklion, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.