Heraklion Archaeological Museum
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Heraklion, Greece. It is one of the 86 sights of the country featured on this site and is ranked 76th among the most looked-up sights in Greece on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is 4 km from Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport and 320 km from Athens. Visitors can combine a trip here with visits to Koules Fortress, which is 0.6 km away, or Knossos, located 5.1 km from the museum. Other nearby locations include Malia, Mount Ida, and Phaistos.
For weather, the warmest months are July and August, with daily highs of 30 °C. The driest period is from June to September, with monthly rainfall between 2 mm and 16 mm. The museum is open from 08:00 to 20:00 between April and October, and from 08:00 to 15:00 from November to March. There is an admission fee and the site has wheelchair access.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 30 °C. The wettest is December, with about 123 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
| Average low, °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Rainfall, mm | 120 | 94 | 66 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 56 | 98 | 123 |
| Rainy days | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
