14-day forecast — Crete
Updated every hour
Mon · Today · 14 Sep
Sunny
27°
20°
5%
Tue · Tomorrow · 15 Sep
Sunny
25°
20°
7%
Wednesday · 16 Sep
Showers
22°
18°
2.0 mm
Thursday · 17 Sep
Showers
21°
19°
0.7 mm
Friday · 18 Sep
Sunny
25°
18°
3%
Saturday · 19 Sep
Sunny
27°
18°
3%
Sunday · 20 Sep
Sunny
26°
20°
9%
Monday · 21 Sep
Sunny
25°
20°
5%
Tuesday · 22 Sep
Sunny
24°
20°
6%
Wednesday · 23 Sep
Sunny
26°
19°
5%
Thursday · 24 Sep
Cloudy
27°
21°
7%
Friday · 25 Sep
Sunny
28°
20°
1.4 mm
Saturday · 26 Sep
Sunny
26°
19°
17%
Sunday · 27 Sep
Cloudy
22°
18°
1.2 mm
About Crete
Greece’s largest island — Elafonissi’s pink sand, the Samaria Gorge and the longest summer in the Aegean.
CountryGreece
RegionCrete
ContinentEurope
Time zoneEurope/Athens (+03:00)
Latitude35.3387°
Longitude25.1442°
Air qualityModerate (EAQI 41)
Climate in Crete in January
Averages over 8 years · best time to visitBest time to visit Crete: April–November. With acceptable weather, January is a possible month to visit.
| December | January | February | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 14°C | 12°C | → 12°C |
| Highest temperature | ▼ 18°C | 16°C | → 16°C |
| Lowest temperature | ▼ 11°C | 9°C | → 9°C |
| Sea temperature | ▼ 19,2°C | 17,5°C | ▼ 17,0°C |
| Rainfall | ▼ 73 mm | 64 mm | ▲ 73 mm |
| Days with rain | → 11 d | 11 d | → 11 d |
| Humidity | → 72% | 72% | ▼ 70% |
| Sunshine hours per day | ▼ 7,8 h | 7,7 h | ▲ 8,6 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 20% | 24% | ▼ 22% |
| UV index (midday) | ▲ 3 | 4 | ▲ 5 |
| Day length | 9:49 | 10:05 | 10:55 |
| Our rating | Acceptable | Acceptable | Acceptable |
Temperature day by day in January mean + moving average
Rainfall day by day in January mm
UV index day by day in January midday value, clear-sky
Climate averages calculated from the ERA5 archive (8 years; sea temperature from marine reanalysis). UV estimated from solar elevation.
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Data source
Global weather models — international forecasts
The weather for Crete is based on global weather models (ECMWF, GFS) and national meteorological institutes around the world. Forecasts update every hour; current measurements every 15 minutes. For destinations with a larger time difference from the UK, local time is shown above.