🇬🇷 Weather in Chania in April
This is what the weather in Chania (Crete, Greece) was like in April in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
18.7 °C
17.4 °C – 20.9 °C
Avg. night-time low
13.2 °C
12.2 °C – 14.9 °C
Avg. rain days in period
4.9
16 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
24.2 mm
4.1 mm – 41.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
53 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
16.9 °C
Sea point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 28.8 °C (30 Apr 2021) · Lowest temperature 8.6 °C (10 Apr 2021) · Avg. daily peak wind 25 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 77Sunny
- 116Partly cloudy
- 58Cloudy
- 36Light rain
- 13Rain
Summary
- On average 18.7 °C during the day and 13.2 °C at night.
- On average 4.9 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 24.2 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 16.9 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 20.9 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 17.4 °C).
- Wettest year: 2019 (41.0 mm), driest: 2018 (4.1 mm).
- Extremes: 28.8 °C on 30 Apr 2021 and 8.6 °C on 10 Apr 2021.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max18.5°Avg. min13.5°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 37.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.0 °C
Max 22.8 °C · Min 12.0 °C
2025
Avg. max18.1°Avg. min13.4°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 39.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 55 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.3 °C
Max 23.1 °C · Min 9.4 °C
2024
Avg. max20.9°Avg. min14.9°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 8.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 47 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.2 °C
Max 24.2 °C · Min 13.0 °C
2023
Avg. max18.2°Avg. min12.7°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 19.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 58 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.6 °C
Max 22.0 °C · Min 10.3 °C
2022
Avg. max18.8°Avg. min12.8°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 10.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 50 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.5 °C
Max 23.4 °C · Min 10.5 °C
2021
Avg. max18.7°Avg. min12.9°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 38.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 58 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.3 °C
Max 28.8 °C · Min 8.6 °C
2020
Avg. max17.4°Avg. min12.2°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 25.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 54 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.5 °C
Max 22.5 °C · Min 10.2 °C
2019
Avg. max17.7°Avg. min12.7°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 41.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 60 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.4 °C
Max 23.4 °C · Min 10.4 °C
2018
Avg. max20.9°Avg. min14.3°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 4.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 44 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.6 °C
Max 25.4 °C · Min 11.2 °C
2017
Avg. max18.2°Avg. min12.8°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 16.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 54 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.7 °C
Max 24.2 °C · Min 10.0 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Chania in April?
- Daytime highs averaged 18.7 °C, night-time lows 13.2 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 28.8 °C (30 Apr 2021), the lowest 8.6 °C (10 Apr 2021).
- How often does it rain in Chania in April?
- On average there were 4.9 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 24.2 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Chania in April?
- The sea temperature averaged 16.9 °C (open-sea point approx. 6 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 6 km from the location (35.560, 24.020)
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