Heraklion
Heraklion is not costed by rail here: no through rail connection is modelled, and no verified rail or sea itinerary is included in this comparison. By air it is 678 kg CO₂e return from London. It averages 28.4 °C in July and 11.6 °C in February.
Heraklion or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Heraklion is warmest in July (28.4 °C), sunniest in June (13.4 h a day); coldest in February (11.6 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 2,479 km | — | — | 623 kg | 6h 48m |
| Barcelona | 2,107 km | — | — | 530 kg | 6h 18m |
| Berlin | 2,124 km | — | — | 534 kg | 6h 18m |
| Birmingham | 2,856 km | — | — | 718 kg | 7h 18m |
| Bristol | 2,841 km | — | — | 715 kg | 7h 18m |
| Brussels | 2,398 km | — | — | 603 kg | 6h 42m |
| Cardiff | 2,878 km | — | — | 724 kg | 7h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 2,457 km | — | — | 618 kg | 6h 48m |
| Dublin | 3,157 km | — | — | 794 kg | 7h 42m |
| Edinburgh | 3,138 km | — | — | 789 kg | 7h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 2,114 km | — | — | 532 kg | 6h 18m |
| Glasgow | 3,187 km | — | — | 802 kg | 7h 42m |
| Leeds | 2,915 km | — | — | 733 kg | 7h 24m |
| Lisbon | 3,050 km | — | — | 767 kg | 7h 36m |
| Liverpool | 2,971 km | — | — | 747 kg | 7h 30m |
| London | 2,696 km | — | — | 678 kg | 7h 6m |
| Madrid | 2,582 km | — | — | 650 kg | 6h 54m |
| Manchester | 2,934 km | — | — | 738 kg | 7h 24m |
| Milan | 1,754 km | — | — | 441 kg | 5h 48m |
| Munich | 1,810 km | — | — | 455 kg | 5h 54m |
| Newcastle | 2,993 km | — | — | 753 kg | 7h 30m |
| Nottingham | 2,841 km | — | — | 715 kg | 7h 18m |
| Oslo | 2,924 km | — | — | 736 kg | 7h 24m |
| Paris | 2,392 km | — | — | 602 kg | 6h 42m |
| Prague | 1,856 km | — | — | 467 kg | 6h |
| Rome | 1,316 km | — | — | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| Sheffield | 2,885 km | — | — | 726 kg | 7h 18m |
| Southampton | 2,739 km | — | — | 689 kg | 7h 12m |
| Stockholm | 2,718 km | — | — | 684 kg | 7h 6m |
| Vienna | 1,604 km | — | — | 403 kg | 5h 36m |
| Warsaw | 1,908 km | — | — | 480 kg | 6h |
| Zurich | 1,919 km | — | — | 483 kg | 6h 6m |
The year in Heraklion
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 12.2 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 25.0 | 28.4 | 27.3 | 24.0 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 13.7 |
| Sun h/day | 7.7 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 8.0 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Sea °C | 17.9 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.7 | 22.7 | 25.9 | 27.2 | 25.9 | 23.8 | 21.4 | 19.2 |
When to go
Heraklion is warmest in July at 28.4 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is February at 11.6 °C.
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Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Ηράκλειο records 46.6 overnight stays per resident a year (14,052,273 nights in 2024). That is heavy tourist pressure — among the densest in Europe.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Heraklion
Places to stay in Heraklion, Greece, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.