Greece · Crete
Balos Lagoon
Sea
78.6°F
Air
–
UV
–
Beach day
23–28°C
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Climate · monthly averages
Sea temperature by month
5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
54°F
57°F
61°F
64°F
68°F
72°F
75°F
79°F
82°F
86°F
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
MinMin °F
6261.7
6060.1
6059.9
6160.9
6564.7
7271.6
7676.5
7878.5
7776.8
7372.7
6968.6
6564.7
AvgAvg °F
6362.9
6161.1
6160.9
6262.1
6665.8
7372.9
7877.6
8079.6
7877.6
7373.4
7069.9
6665.7
MaxMax °F
6363.3
6261.6
6261.9
6463.9
6766.5
7474.5
7878.4
8180.7
7878.4
7474.5
7271.6
6666.5
Warmest in August (79.6°F). Coldest in March (60.9°F). Comfortable for swimming from May to December.
About Balos Lagoon
Crete's northwestern tip narrows into the Gramvousa Peninsula, where the shallow turquoise basin of Balos Lagoon stretches between the mainland and the offshore islet of Imeri Gramvousa, crowned by a Venetian fortress completed in 1579. The central sand spit traces a pink-tinged shoreline barely ankle-deep underwater, while Falasarna Beach unrolls a wilder, sunset-facing strand fifteen kilometres south along the open west coast. Sea temperatures hold between 24 and 26 °C from July through September, with Chania airport seventy-five minutes by road.