sfakia-crete.com (c) 2004. Hotel Stavris Sfakia: rented rooms, apartments, studios, Crete, Kreta.

Hotel Stavris - Chora Sfakion - Crete - Greece

Crete weather and temperature information
for Sfakia, Crete and Greece

Search the Web, or Our Site :
Google
  Web Sfakia-Crete.com

Rent a car in Crete - Sfakia Tours

The weather and climate in Crete:

  • Summer lasts for 6 months
  • 'Winter' for only 2 months
  • The remaining 4 months are divided between spring and fall
  • The pleasant climate of Crete provides sunshine for more than 2800 hours/year.

Greece has a wide range of climate types, ranging from the semi-arid, semi-desert climate of south-eastern Crete to the cold, humid continental climate of Rhodope.

Vegetation and variations in climate are dependent on geographical regions. The multiplicity of plants is exceptional with some 6000 indigenous species having been recorded so far. Over 250 of these flourish in Crete alone. This impressive abundance of flora and fauna arises from Greece's unique geographical location between Europe and Africa and the specific climate of this region, affected by the mountain range crossing the island from east to west and dividing Crete in a northern, typical Mediterranean climate area, and a southern, almost subtropical one.

Higher in the mountains the climate is mountainous. Thus, for instance in Imbros gorge, south-west Crete (Sfakia), one starts at the top with a mountain climate, half way the gorge it's Mediterranean and at the bottom boarding the Libyan Sea subtropical. Flora has adapted itself to this situation, so a wide variety can be found.

Over the year the weather in (South) Crete can be characterised like this:

* March and April: early Spring, with unstable weather. It can be rainy and windy, but also sunny and warm. Temperatures on Crete range from 14 to 25° C

* May and early June: full Spring, with usually sunny weather and some short rain showers. Temperatures range from 25° C early May until low thirties in June. This period is great for outdoors activities, like walking and mountain hiking, or for sunbathing and swimming

* Late June until mid September: full summer, no rain, temperatures in the thirties Celsius. Also in the nights temperature may well stay above 30° C. Winds on the islands, such as Crete, well contribute to the experience of temperature: late afternoon there might be a cooling breeze. More about the winds on Crete here

* Mid September to late October: like Spring again. High twenties Celsius, an occassional rain shower or some clouds. The second period of the year suitable for walking, but also for the beach

* Late October to early January: unstable Autumn weather, ranging from sunny and warm days with about 25° C to some rainy, cloudy and windy days with 16° C. It might be possible to comfortably swim in the sea until early January, since the water still is warm. See also our daily winter report 2002 - 2003

* Early January until mid March: more rain and wind, sometimes very sunny.
Temperatures from 10 - 20° C.

  South Crete has a warmer climate than North Crete:
higher temperatures, less wind and less rain

Please note the above description is a general weather impression. Actual conditions may vary from day to day.

The Greek names for the seasons:
Ánixi (=Spring), Kalokéri (=Summer), Fthinóporo (=Autumn), Ximónas (=Winter)

Live Sfakia - Crete Weather Webcam


Current weather situation for Crete, with temperatures in °C and wind directions
Clickable map with the various weather stations in Crete
Overview weather stations Crete
Weather Station Chania
provided by National Observatory of Athens
Weather Station Vrysses
provided by National Observatory of Athens
Weather Station Paleochora
provided by National Observatory of Athens
Supervised by Municipality of Pelekanos
Current temperature Chania, Crete
Sun and Moon in West Crete
Click for Souda, Greece Forecast
Current Temperature Chart (Athens)

Source: National Observatory of Athens
Updated every 10 minutes
Meteo Crete
Weather forecast for Sfakia
(use at one's own risk)
Weather report Sfakia - Crete
Monthly climatological data Paleochora, southwest coast Crete

Monthly report for Chora Sfakion, southwest Crete

Month
Av.Temp.
in C (max-min)
Av.Temp.
Water in C
Sunshine
Hrs
Rainy
days
January
17,2 - 8,8
16
4,3
6
February
16,7 -9,1
15
4,9
7
March
17,3 - 9,8
16
5,9
8
April
20,1 - 13,6
17
8,8
6
May
26,7 - 17,9
20
10,8
2
June
29,5 - 20,3
23
11,9
1
July
31,2 - 22,9
25
13,6
0
August
31,4 - 23,1
26
12,8
1
September
27,8 - 21,1
26,5
11,4
1
October
26,7 - 17,6
24
9,5
4
November
23,1 - 14,2
22
7,5
4
December
17,9 - 11,7
18
5,5
8

Copyright © Hotel Stavris, Chora Sfakion, Crete, Greece. Source: 1999,
our own measurements in Chora Sfakion

Extreme temperatures in Crete over the past 300 years:

  • minimum: -1° C
  • maximum: +48° C

Monthly averages for Chania city: click here

Top 100 Cretan Travel Sites
Top 100 Cretan Travel Sites

click below for updated weather info

Other side of the Libyan Sea: Tobruk, Libya, directly opposite of Chora Sfakion. The actual weather in Sfakia is between the observations of Souda, Chania and Tobruk. With winds from the north, Sfakia is warmer, from the south Tobruk.

Souda, Northwest Crete
Tobruk,
North Libya

click for forecast ^

Poseidon: Greek weather forecast:
many detailed options

European Meteorological Satellite EUMETSAT

Animated weather for Crete

National Observatory of Athens:

The data presented here are collected from the meteorological station of the Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, located at Penteli area, Athens, Greece

These charts are updated every 10 minutes.

 

National Observatory of Athens:

Daily forecasts are issued for Europe, Greece and Athens area by two models: BOLAM and MM5.
Detailed forecasts are issued for 40 major Greek cities, as well as for selected locations over the Greek seas (sailing forecasts). Forecasts are presented as maps, time-plots, word text and outlook tables. Surface observations over Europe and Greece, satellite pictures, satellite winds and sferics are also presented.

Surface observations over Greece:

The most recently observed weather conditions for Greece are available here. Select a location from the map to display the latest observation from that location

Souda Bay, Chania, Crete : 5 day outlook
European weather
Historical weather

 

Links

  • Interesting article about what could happen to Crete
    when the climate gets hotter: Desertification
    (=The transformation of arable or habitable land to desert, as by a change in climate or destructive land use)

  • Greek report on climate change: Hellenic Ministry for Environment

  • Institute of Environmental Research and Sustainable Development (IERSD)

  • Climate change in Greece: National Observatory of Athens (NOA)

 

holiday accommodations in Sfakia, Crete: hotel, rooms, studios, apartments, hire cars/ rent car
Our selection of family run holiday accommodations
in Sfakia, southwest coast Crete

Hotels, Rooms, Studios, Apartments, Car hire, Taxi


WHAT'S NEW ABOUT SFAKIA and CRETE:
Practical information for visitors to Sfakia
uk deutsch Nederlands
hand  Ferry timetables southwest coast 2008
Loutro & uphill Photos by Herre Heersma 2007
Crete-Kreta-Kriti.com: Cretan links
General Links | Accommodation Links
hand Southwest Crete Photos Sept-Oct 2007
by Henk Roeraade
handWalk to Mount Gingilos by Herre Heersma 2007
Elafonisi island Photos by Fabrice Perotto
Photos of Sfakia in October
by Denis Coghlan October 2007
Selected news about Sfakia, Crete and Greece
South-Crete in Sept-Oct 2007 by Chris Harrison
Loutro Photos by Hannes
Phoenix Photos September 2007 by Vic Wilkie
Greek and Cretan Easter and Christmas Customs
Spring in Sfakia in April 2007 by Wiltrud Klundt
Sfakia in October 2007 by George Dalidakis
Submit your own Cretan Holiday Pictures
Spring flowers in April 2007 by Wiltrud Klundt
Sfakia and Crete Picture Galleries
 > 2500 pictures
Walking around Sfakia, Sougia, Loutro
by Mary Patterson April 2007
  3D Views of the White Mountains by Steve Crow
hand  Wolfgang Kistler's Sfakia Picture Gallery
handPanorama Photos by Patrick McGrorty
Gavdos island Photos
by Steve Crow
 Forest fires Selino by Herre Heersma 2007
 The Olive Tree and Olive Oil
Henk's Pictures of Sfakia 1 - 2 - 3 May 2006    Pictures of Sfakia / Khóra Sfakíon 1966 - 1967
Pictures of Sfakia  1 - 2 May 2006 Pictures of Frangokastello
Crete in May by Chris Harrison May 2007 Paleochora Photos by Fabrice Perotto
Visit to Mouri, highest village of Sfakia
by George Dalidakis April 2006
Sfakia 1968 - 2003  france  swiss
documentary by Jean-Jacques Strahm
Easter in Sfakia
by George Dalidakis April 2006
Greek Name Days Listing:
Calendar and Alphabetical
Interactive Satellite Map of Crete April 2006  Statistics Incoming Tourists Greece  
Ian Morrissy's Mountain Hiking Pictures of Sfakia
part 1
- part 2 November 2005
Diloti - Greek Card Game
History of Crete updated by George Dalidakis
Birding Report Frangokastello
November 2005
Greece's position in the European Union -
compared with 13 other countries
Pictures of Sfakia  1 - 2 - 3 October 2005 How the Cretan Gorges were formed
3D Satellite Images of Crete Over 1700 links to Crete
4 Large Maps of Crete - road map Crete Top 100 Cretan Travel Sites
Raki/ Tsikoudia - The Cretan Spirit Winter in Sfakia Photo Reports 2002 - 2003
Sfakian Dialect by Prof. Peter Trudgill Herbs and spices of Crete
Winds of Crete Maps of Crete and the region of Sfakia
The Sphakia Survey: an interdisciplinary archaeological project Sfakia People and the Dorians
Cretans outside Crete
Social and cultural comparison of Greece and other European countries Map of the village of Chora Sfakion / Khóra Sfakíon
Tavli - Greece's National Game  Pictures of Samaria Gorge and Imbros Gorge

Vote for us in the Top 100 Cretan Travel Sites!

< Back to Main Page

Last update: 8 May, 2008 .

Copyright © World2C TM Multimedia 1999 - 2008. All rights reserved.