Greece · Regional climate

Cretewhen to go

Regional slice of Greece with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Jun · Jul.

Range: 14–29 °C
Compare: +0.9°C vs. Greece mean
Country: Greece
TZ: Europe/Athens

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12-month climate · Crete

How the year moves in Crete

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Crete itself rather than over Greece as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)
January	13.9
February	14.2
March	15.7
April	18.7
May	22.3
June	26.3
July	28.6
August	28.5
September	26.2
October	22.6
November	19.3
December	15.5

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	81
February	62
March	54
April	23
May	26
June	9
July	4
August	7
September	19
October	35
November	53
December	84

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	5.5
February	6.5
March	7.8
April	8.9
May	9.3
June	10.6
July	10.7
August	9.8
September	8.7
October	7.2
November	5.8
December	4.9

What’s open · year round

Things to do in Crete

Closed
Samaria Gorge
Closed November–April · limited July–August
Sources: samaria-gorge.gr, west-crete.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

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Safety · 5 governments

What the governments say about Greece

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

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Highest level across 5 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-09-27

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