Crete (Greece) vs Munich (Germany): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Crete 2013–2023 · Munich 2013–2023

Crete (Greece) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Munich (Germany) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Crete
August · 26.56 °C
Munich
July · 19.38 °C

Coolest month

Crete
January · 11.57 °C
Munich
January · 0.48 °C

Driest month

Crete
July · 0.14 mm/day
Munich
March · 1.43 mm/day

Sunniest month

Crete
June · 13.07 hours/day
Munich
July · 11.50 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 6.43 °C (June); the largest is 12.13 °C (November).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 14.99 °C in Crete (Greece) and 18.91 °C in Munich (Germany). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Crete (Greece) has a higher daily rainfall average in 4 months and Munich (Germany) in 8; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Crete (Greece) has more average sunshine hours per day in 12 months and Munich (Germany) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Munich (Germany) minus Crete (Greece)

Temperature °C

Month Crete Munich +/-
Jan 11.57 0.48 −11.10
Feb 12.18 1.73 −10.45
Mar 13.32 4.68 −8.64
Apr 16.41 8.76 −7.65
May 20.27 12.59 −7.68
Jun 23.96 17.53 −6.43
Jul 26.43 19.38 −7.04
Aug 26.56 18.81 −7.75
Sep 24.07 14.50 −9.57
Oct 20.02 10.51 −9.51
Nov 16.95 4.82 −12.13
Dec 13.25 2.03 −11.22
Annual mean 18.75 9.65 −9.10

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Crete Munich +/-
Jan 7.87 4.13 −3.74
Feb 8.59 5.99 −2.60
Mar 9.85 7.88 −1.97
Apr 11.03 9.19 −1.83
May 12.06 9.53 −2.52
Jun 13.07 11.40 −1.67
Jul 13.05 11.50 −1.55
Aug 12.52 10.22 −2.30
Sep 11.22 8.55 −2.67
Oct 9.59 6.49 −3.10
Nov 8.58 4.73 −3.86
Dec 7.59 3.97 −3.62
Annual mean 10.42 7.80 −2.62

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Crete Munich +/-
Jan 2.15 1.45 −0.70
Feb 2.84 1.45 −1.39
Mar 2.19 1.43 −0.76
Apr 1.15 1.94 +0.79
May 0.84 4.10 +3.26
Jun 0.53 3.73 +3.19
Jul 0.14 3.35 +3.22
Aug 0.26 3.77 +3.52
Sep 0.69 2.87 +2.18
Oct 1.11 2.37 +1.26
Nov 1.76 1.95 +0.19
Dec 2.37 1.53 −0.85
Annual mean 1.34 2.49 +1.16

Snow (mm)

Month Crete Munich +/-
Jan 0.39 8.18 +7.79
Feb 0.55 5.02 +4.47
Mar 0.09 2.35 +2.27
Apr 0.00 1.34 +1.34
May 0.00 0.01 +0.01
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 1.98 +1.98
Dec 0.01 4.63 +4.62
Annual mean 0.09 1.96 +1.87