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Best Time for Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion & Lasithi

Last updated: 2026-09-22

Sweet spot: February, March, April. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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Reviewed lower-heat road window. Confirm roads, fire risk, archaeological sites, museums and weather for the exact date; the planner supplies no transport, island crossing, admission, boat or lodging.
Outside the reviewed baseline because winter services or peak-summer heat, wildfire risk, crowds and archaeological-site exposure require a separate product.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	11.3°C	14.0°C	91 mm	9.9 h
February	11.1°C	14.1°C	79 mm	10.7 h
March	12.2°C	15.7°C	44 mm	11.7 h
April	14.0°C	18.2°C	25 mm	12.9 h
May	17.4°C	22.1°C	16 mm	13.9 h
June	21.3°C	26.0°C	5 mm	14.4 h
July	23.8°C	28.3°C	2 mm	14.2 h
August	24.2°C	28.5°C	4 mm	13.3 h
September	22.3°C	26.3°C	19 mm	12.2 h
October	19.3°C	22.7°C	50 mm	11.1 h
November	16.2°C	19.1°C	65 mm	10.1 h
December	13.1°C	15.7°C	92 mm	9.6 h

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