Rethymno climate

Rethymno Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Rethymno, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 20°C on May 1 to 23°C on May 31, and lows from 16°C to 19°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 16 mm over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Rethymno, in °C, with the record for each date.1015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
22°C
Average low
18°C
Precipitation
16 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CMay 17, 2020
Reanalysis low
13°CMay 5, 1995
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 22 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
15.5 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 120°C16°C27°C 199914°C 199313%
May 220°C16°C25°C 201814°C 199713%
May 320°C16°C26°C 199914°C 199713%
May 420°C16°C26°C 199913°C 199513%
May 520°C16°C25°C 199913°C 199514%
May 620°C16°C26°C 200713°C 200613%
May 720°C17°C29°C 201513°C 199513%
May 821°C17°C24°C 201213°C 199913%
May 921°C17°C23°C 201214°C 199912%
May 1021°C17°C23°C 199614°C 199812%
May 1121°C17°C25°C 201614°C 199312%
May 1221°C17°C28°C 200514°C 199312%
May 1321°C17°C27°C 201715°C 200111%
May 1421°C17°C28°C 201015°C 199211%
May 1522°C17°C28°C 201015°C 199211%
May 1622°C18°C29°C 201815°C 199210%
May 1722°C18°C30°C 202014°C 199210%
May 1822°C18°C29°C 199414°C 199211%
May 1922°C18°C30°C 202015°C 200410%
May 2022°C18°C29°C 202015°C 199110%
May 2122°C18°C27°C 201915°C 199111%
May 2222°C18°C29°C 201316°C 199112%
May 2322°C18°C29°C 200117°C 201011%
May 2422°C18°C26°C 201417°C 199511%
May 2523°C19°C26°C 199416°C 199111%
May 2623°C19°C28°C 199415°C 199111%
May 2723°C19°C26°C 199415°C 199110%
May 2823°C19°C27°C 201316°C 199110%
May 2923°C19°C28°C 200615°C 199110%
May 3023°C19°C30°C 201616°C 19919%
May 3123°C19°C29°C 201016°C 199110%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Rethymno, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

May 1
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.