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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 Elafonissi (Crete)
At Crete's southwestern tip, the islet of Elafonissi shelters a turquoise lagoon whose sand glows pink from crushed coral and shell fragments, with the whole stretch protected as a Natura 2000 site. The main beach is broad, shallow and family-friendly, wade-able across the lagoon to the offshore strip at low tide; quieter Kedrodasos, a cedar-grove cove on white sand, sits about two kilometres east. Sea temperatures climb to between 24 and 26 °C from July through September, with Chania airport roughly seventy-five minutes by mountain road via Kastelli.