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Best time to visit Chania (Crete)

Late Apr–Mid Jul, Early Aug–Early Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.1°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Chania (Crete)
Photo: dronepicr (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Chania (Crete) season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Off-season (season score 16.5)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 11.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 9.6)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 8.5)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 25.3)Early Mar: Fair (season score 37.1)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 40.0)Late Mar: Okay (season score 45.7)Early Apr: Good (season score 61.5)Mid Apr: Great (season score 76.6)Late Apr: Best (season score 87.1)Early May: Best (season score 88.5)Mid May: Best (season score 93.7)Late May: Best (season score 94.8)Early Jun: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Jun: Best (season score 96.9)Late Jun: Best (season score 90.0)Early Jul: Best (season score 92.5)Mid Jul: Best (season score 90.1)Late Jul: Great (season score 81.4)Early Aug: Best (season score 88.4)Mid Aug: Best (season score 90.2)Late Aug: Best (season score 93.3)Early Sep: Best (season score 95.2)Mid Sep: Best (season score 96.5)Late Sep: Best (season score 91.2)Early Oct: Best (season score 91.4)Mid Oct: Great (season score 83.7)Late Oct: Great (season score 76.0)Early Nov: Great (season score 73.1)Mid Nov: Good (season score 66.2)Late Nov: Okay (season score 50.8)Early Dec: Fair (season score 41.0)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 22.6)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 15.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid14.5°C3.969.5%
FebruaryOff-season14.9°C3.266.9%
MarchFair17.0°C2.461.8%
AprilGreat20.3°C1.353.4%
MayBest24.7°C0.741.7%
JuneBest29.3°C0.222.2%
JulyBest31.6°C0.013.6%
AugustBest31.2°C0.115.7%
SeptemberBest28.1°C0.732.3%
OctoberGreat23.8°C1.350.4%
NovemberGood19.9°C2.462.8%
DecemberOff-season16.1°C3.670.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: SOUDA AIRPORT(10 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.