Climate Chart of Chania, Greece

Climate overview

Temperature

The coolest monthly mean temperature occurs in January, at 12.7 °C; the warmest is in August, at 26.6 °C. These are averages for whole months, not daytime highs, so they describe the broad temperature pattern rather than the range a visitor might experience on an individual day. Across the calendar-month means, the unweighted mean is 19.2 °C. It offers a concise overview of the annual pattern, but is not a day-weighted annual average and cannot indicate daily temperature swings.

Rain

Mean daily rainfall is lowest in July, at 0.19 mm/day, and highest in December, at 4.10 mm/day. These are daily averages for each month, not monthly rainfall totals; the lower figure does not guarantee dry days or show how often rain occurs. The unweighted mean across the monthly daily-rainfall averages is 1.76 mm/day. It summarizes the month-level figures without describing the timing or frequency of rainfall on particular days.

Sunshine

Mean daily sunshine reaches its highest monthly average in July, at 13.00 hours/day, and its lowest in December, at 7.34 hours/day. These durations can help with planning outdoor time, but sunshine hours are not the same as daylight length and do not promise clear skies on a given day. The unweighted mean across the monthly daily-sunshine averages is 10.26 hours/day; it is a summary of those monthly means, not a forecast for a particular visit.

Snow

The highest monthly mean daily snowfall is recorded in January, at 0.51 mm/day. The unweighted mean across the monthly daily-snowfall averages is 0.06 mm/day. These amounts describe averages only: they do not establish how many days have snowfall, snow depth or snow cover, or whether conditions suit skiing.