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Balos Lagoon
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Climate · monthly averages
Sea temperature by month
30-year averages (1996–2025). 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
January
61.3°F(60°F–63°F)
February
59.9°F(59°F–62°F)
March
60.0°F(59°F–61°F)
April
61.4°F(60°F–63°F)
May
65.7°F(64°F–67°F)
June
72.0°F(70°F–74°F)
July
76.6°F(75°F–78°F)
August
78.5°F(77°F–80°F)
September
76.8°F(75°F–78°F)
October
73.3°F(71°F–75°F)
November
69.3°F(67°F–72°F)
December
64.8°F(63°F–66°F)
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MinMin °F | 6059.7 | 5958.9 | 5958.5 | 6059.8 | 6464.0 | 7070.4 | 7574.9 | 7776.8 | 7575.5 | 7171.3 | 6766.5 | 6362.8 |
| AvgAvg °F | 6161.3 | 6059.9 | 6060.0 | 6161.4 | 6665.7 | 7272.0 | 7776.6 | 7978.5 | 7776.8 | 7373.3 | 6969.3 | 6564.8 |
| MaxMax °F | 6363.3 | 6261.6 | 6161.4 | 6363.1 | 6766.9 | 7473.6 | 7878.2 | 8080.1 | 7877.9 | 7575.3 | 7271.7 | 6666.4 |
Warmest in August (78.5°F). Coldest in February (59.9°F). Comfortable for swimming from May to December.
About Balos Lagoon (Crete)
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.