Chania Town Temperature by Month

Chania Town, Crete, Greece has an average annual maximum temperature of 20°C (68°F), ranging from 14°C (57°F) in February to 27°C (81°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

In Chania Town, temperatures differ significantly between summer and winter months. Nighttime lows reflect this range, dropping from 24°C (75°F) in August to 10°C (50°F) in February.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Chania Town by month:

The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest. August, the warmest month, gets 360 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Chania Town's average annual maximum temperature is 20°C (68°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.

On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.

Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings, very cold winters and hot summers.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story, humidity plays a big role in how warm or cold it actually feels. High humidity in summer makes the heat feel more intense, particularly once temperatures climb above 25°C. In winter, the same humidity can make cold air feel sharper than the thermometer suggests.

In Chania Town, February is the coolest month, with average highs of 14°C (57°F) and humidity around 71%, considered high. In August, the warmest month, temperatures average 27°C (81°F) with 54% humidity, conditions that feel moderate. For a full picture, see our humidity page.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Chania Town's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Chania Town climate page.