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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 31°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 661 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 127 mm while June barely receives 1 mm.
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 (°C) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 123 | 58 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 87 | 86 | 114 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 123 | 58 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 5 | 15 | 87 | 86 | 114 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0.6 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1 | 4 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0.6 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (m/s) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 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 (m/s) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 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 (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
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.