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Chaniá, Greece climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Chaniá has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 88°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 46°F at night. Precipitation totals about 26 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 5.0 inches while June barely receives 0.04 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsChaniá climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 58 | 57 | 62 | 64 | 71 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 60 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 58 |
| Avg low (°F) | 46 | 52 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 56 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 58 | 57 | 62 | 64 | 71 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 76 |
| Avg low (°F) | 46 | 52 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 67 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 88 | 88 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 60 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 80 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 58 |
| Avg low (°F) | 71 | 71 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 56 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0.6 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1 | 4 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0.6 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 51 | 64 | 72 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 12.0 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 22 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 68 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 12.0 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 14 | 15 | 30 | 51 | 64 | 72 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 28 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Souda Airport, a weather station, about 9 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.