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Monthly climate in Chania, Crete, Greece

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chania features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 949 mm (37.3 inches) and receives 98 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chania enjoys an average of 3973 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 47 minutes to 14 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chania, Crete, Greece §

The warmest months in Chania are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chania experiences 49 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Chania, Crete, Greece.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average high 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Average low 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chania, Crete, Greece §

Chania usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chania are June, July and August. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chania, Crete, Greece.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 163 (6.4) 149 (5.9) 85 (3.3) 48 (1.9) 24 (1.0) 12 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 49 (1.9) 80 (3.2) 141 (5.6) 186 (7.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 12 10 7 3 3 1 1 5 10 15 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Chania, Crete, Greece §

The sunniest months in Chania are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chania: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chania, Crete, Greece.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 210 260 329 346 398 409 422 395 351 318 270 259
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 2m 10h 53m 11h 58m 13h 5m 14h 2m 14h 30m 14h 15m 13h 25m 12h 21m 11h 15m 10h 16m 9h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Chania, Crete, Greece §

Chania experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chania UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chania, Crete, Greece.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 10 11 10 10 9 7 5 3