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 December
Averages over 8 years · best time to visitBest time to visit Crete: April–November. With acceptable weather, December is a possible month to visit.
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 18°C | 14°C | ▼ 12°C |
| Highest temperature | ▼ 22°C | 18°C | ▼ 16°C |
| Lowest temperature | ▼ 14°C | 11°C | ▼ 9°C |
| Sea temperature | ▼ 21,2°C | 19,2°C | ▼ 17,5°C |
| Rainfall | ▲ 51 mm | 73 mm | ▼ 64 mm |
| Days with rain | ▲ 9 d | 11 d | → 11 d |
| Humidity | ▲ 67% | 72% | → 72% |
| Sunshine hours per day | ▼ 9,0 h | 7,8 h | ▼ 7,7 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 13% | 20% | ▲ 24% |
| UV index (midday) | ▼ 4 | 3 | ▲ 4 |
| Day length | 10:19 | 9:49 | 10:05 |
| Our rating | Good | Acceptable | Acceptable |
Temperature day by day in December mean + moving average
Rainfall day by day in December mm
UV index day by day in December 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.