Beach · Greece
Best time to visit Crete (Chania)
The best time to visit Crete (Chania) is March–November, with daytime temperatures around 29°C.
Crete (Chania) at a glance: warmest in July with daytime temperatures around 29°C and coolest in January (14°C). The wettest month is January (161 mm) and the driest August (2 mm), with about 690 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in August (26°C). Sunniest in August.
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Crete (Chania)
40 mWarm and sunny
96
29°/23°25°5 mm93 %14 h
A typical mid-July in Crete (Chania)
Sunny 28Cloudy 2Rain 0
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
23°27°31°6°33°
Sea temperature
25°6°33°
Daylight (solar time)
04:5219:08
0006121824
14 h 17 m
Precipitation
0170 mm
5 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 53 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37 | 14° | 9° | 16° | 161 mm | 13 | 37 % | 10 h | Mild and showery |
| February | 45 | 14° | 9° | 15° | 105 mm | 12 | 37 % | 11 h | Mild and showery |
| March | 65 | 16° | 10° | 15° | 69 mm | 8 | 48 % | 12 h | Mild |
| April | 86 | 19° | 13° | 16° | 29 mm | 6 | 57 % | 13 h | Pleasantly warm |
| May | 100 | 23° | 16° | 18° | 16 mm | 4 | 68 % | 14 h | Pleasantly warm and sunny |
| June | 100 | 27° | 20° | 22° | 9 mm | 1 | 81 % | 15 h | Warm and sunny |
| July | 96 | 29° | 23° | 25° | 3 mm | 0 | 93 % | 14 h | Warm and sunny |
| August | 96 | 29° | 23° | 26° | 2 mm | 0 | 94 % | 13 h | Warm and sunny |
| September | 100 | 25° | 20° | 24° | 26 mm | 2 | 82 % | 12 h | Warm and sunny |
| October | 92 | 22° | 17° | 22° | 73 mm | 5 | 51 % | 11 h | Pleasantly warm |
| November | 76 | 19° | 14° | 20° | 83 mm | 9 | 54 % | 10 h | Pleasantly warm |
| December | 47 | 15° | 11° | 18° | 117 mm | 13 | 48 % | 10 h | Mild and showery |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 44 m. Coordinates: 35.51, 24.03.