Crete
Low confidence or an estimate means our weather data for this area is less certain, so treat the score as a guide. It is about our data, not about the weather changing.
How scores are madeClimate data for this area comes from one point near Heraklion.
Best for beach: June, July, August and September.
Beach score by month
A score out of 100 for how pleasant the usual weather is for this kind of trip in this month. It is not a forecast.
How scores are made- Excellent
- Good
- Mixed
- Poor
Excellent (90 or more), Good (75–89), Mixed (50–74) and Poor (under 50) say how well the usual weather suits this kind of trip. Poor is a score under 50: the weather is a poor fit for this kind of trip, for example too wet, hot, humid, cloudy or windy.
How scores are made
City break score by month
A score out of 100 for how pleasant the usual weather is for this kind of trip in this month. It is not a forecast.
How scores are made- Excellent
- Good
- Mixed
- Poor
Excellent (90 or more), Good (75–89), Mixed (50–74) and Poor (under 50) say how well the usual weather suits this kind of trip. Poor is a score under 50: the weather is a poor fit for this kind of trip, for example too wet, hot, humid, cloudy or windy.
How scores are made
Hiking score by month
A score out of 100 for how pleasant the usual weather is for this kind of trip in this month. It is not a forecast.
How scores are made- Excellent
- Good
- Mixed
- Poor
Excellent (90 or more), Good (75–89), Mixed (50–74) and Poor (under 50) say how well the usual weather suits this kind of trip. Poor is a score under 50: the weather is a poor fit for this kind of trip, for example too wet, hot, humid, cloudy or windy.
How scores are made
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Month by month
| Month | Day high | Rainy days | Sunshine | Sea | Beach | City break | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 12 | 6 h a day | 17°C | 19 | 50 | 57 |
| February | 17°C | 9 | 7 h a day | 16°C | 22 | 66 | 73 |
| March | 19°C | 7 | 8 h a day | 16°C | 26 | 81 | 88 |
| April | 23°C | 4 | 9 h a day | 17°C | 54 | 92 | 89 |
| MayCrete in May: weather and score | 27°C | 4 | 10 h a day | 20°C | 89 | 89 | 57 |
| June | 30°C | 2 | 12 h a day | 23°C | 95 | 64 | 34 |
| July | 32°C | 1 | 12 h a day | 25°C | 96 | 52 | 34 |
| August | 32°C | 1 | 11 h a day | 26°C | 95 | 50 | 32 |
| September | 30°C | 3 | 9 h a day | 25°C | 92 | 67 | 36 |
| October | 25°C | 6 | 7 h a day | 23°C | 78 | 88 | 66 |
| November | 21°C | 6 | 6 h a day | 21°C | 37 | 88 | 85 |
| December | 18°C | 10 | 6 h a day | 18°C | 20 | 62 | 67 |
About these figures
Medium confidence: a nearby weather station exists, but our corrected daytime highs do not agree closely with its records, so treat the daytime highs as approximate; the other figures rely on a general correction for this kind of area.
Day temperatures from ERA5-Land, adjusted for altitude with a coastal-city correction; rainy days estimated from ERA5-Land (see How we score); sunshine from ERA5 direct sunlight; sea temperature from ERA5 about 45 km offshore. Averages for 2004–2023.
Scores are estimates from modelled climate data, not forecasts. How we score.
Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; CHIRPS rainfall (modified).