Climate
Climate in Chania
Air temperature, 10 m wind, sunshine hours and rain, month by month. Averages 2016-2025. This is not a trip forecast.
The year
The air is 18 °C or warmer from May to October.
13°
Jan
13°
Feb
14°
Mar
17°
Apr
20°
May
24°
Jun
27°
Jul
27°
Aug
24°
Sep
21°
Oct
18°
Nov
14°
Dec
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air (°C) | 12.7 | 13 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 24.4 | 27 | 26.8 | 24.3 | 20.8 | 17.8 | 14.4 |
| Sunshine (h) | 239 | 242 | 302 | 337 | 373 | 403 | 412 | 401 | 348 | 300 | 259 | 239 |
| Rain (mm) | 85 | 66 | 64 | 29 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 51 | 61 | 112 |
| Wind (kn) | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
| Gusts (kn) | 25.6 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 19.9 | 21.3 | 22.8 |
| Sea (°C) | 17.4 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 24.1 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 25.9 | 23.6 | 21.4 | 19 |
Mean wind at 10 m, in knots. Gusts are the mean of each day's peak.
Sea temperature, averages 2022-2026. This is not the 2015-2024 series.
The seasons
Spring
March – May
17°·337 h·42 mm
7.6 kn·Sea 18°
Summer
June – August
26°·405 h·8 mm
6.2 kn·Sea 26°
Autumn
September – November
21°·302 h·47 mm
6 kn·Sea 24°
Winter
December – February
13°·240 h·88 mm
7.4 kn·Sea 18°
