What is the weather like in Crete in April?
Sitting in the southern Aegean Sea between the Greek mainland and North Africa, Crete is one of the warmest places in Europe at this time of year.
If you visit Crete in April, you stand an excellent chance of enjoying pretty warm weather and relatively little rain as the island transitions through spring.
Temperatures in Crete in April
With an average daily maximum of 21ºC, and an average daily minimum of 12ºC, Crete enjoys warm-to-mild temperatures in April. As for the sea, it remains a brisk 17ºC.
For context, the average high temperature in Crete in May is 24ºC, dropping to an average of 14ºC at night, while the sea temperature averages 19ºC in May.
By June, the average daytime high is 28ºC, and the sea will be around 25 ºC.
Average rainfall in Crete in April
After March’s showers, the average rainfall in Crete drops to 21mm across six days in April.
If you can hold off another month or two, Crete sees an average of 13mm of rainfall through May, and practically none in June, July and August.
Meanwhile, December — Crete’s rainiest month — experiences an average of 89mm.
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