Crete · GreeceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Thrypti

1,476 mMajor summit

Elevation1,476 mabove sea level

Prominence1,330 mindependent height

Isolation35 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

35.08° N, 25.88° EElevation 1,476 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,476 m
Mid-mountain940 m
Valley · Schinokapsala396 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Thrypti in brief

Thrypti rises to 1,476 m, Crete, Greece. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,330 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Schinokapsala, 3.0 km to the S at 396 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,476 m · 4,843 ft
Prominence: 1,330 m
Region: Crete
Country: Greece
Coordinates: 35.0800, 25.8756
Nearest airport: Sitia Airport (JSH) · 26 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Thrypti by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Thrypti by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	7°	6°	8°	11°	14°	18°	22°	22°	20°	16°	12°	9°
Average low	5°	3°	5°	8°	11°	15°	18°	19°	16°	13°	9°	6°
Precipitation	143 mm	106 mm	66 mm	33 mm	15 mm	3 mm	1 mm	1 mm	18 mm	56 mm	94 mm	135 mm
Cloud cover	33%	32%	27%	22%	15%	4%	0%	1%	4%	16%	28%	35%
Daylight	10h 03	10h 55	11h 56	13h 03	14h 00	14h 30	14h 18	13h 30	12h 26	11h 20	10h 21	9h 49
Month score	24	28	40	54	77	99	100	100	95	75	43	23

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	2,350 m	2,200 m	2,500 m	2,900 m	3,450 m	4,050 m	4,500 m	4,600 m	4,200 m	3,700 m	3,100 m	2,600 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C