How warm is it in Chania in March?

Daytime highs averaged 15.5 °C, night-time lows 11.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 23.5 °C (15 Mar 2025), the lowest 4.4 °C (12 Mar 2022).

How often does it rain in Chania in March?

On average there were 8.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 44.7 mm of precipitation in total.

🇬🇷 Weather in Chania in March

This is what the weather in Chania (Crete, Greece) was like in March in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Partly cloudy

Avg. daytime high

15.5 °C

12.6 °C – 17.5 °C

Avg. night-time low

11.1 °C

8.5 °C – 12.5 °C

Avg. rain days in period

8.7

28 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

44.7 mm

18.8 mm – 74.2 mm

Avg. cloud cover

62 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 23.5 °C (15 Mar 2025) · Lowest temperature 4.4 °C (12 Mar 2022) · Avg. daily peak wind 29 km/h

Weather mix of all days

39Sunny
116Partly cloudy
68Cloudy
60Light rain
27Rain

Summary

On average 15.5 °C during the day and 11.1 °C at night.
On average 8.7 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 44.7 mm of precipitation in total.
Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
Warmest year: 2025 (avg. 17.5 °C), coolest: 2022 (avg. 12.6 °C).
Wettest year: 2022 (74.2 mm), driest: 2018 (18.8 mm).
Extremes: 23.5 °C on 15 Mar 2025 and 4.4 °C on 12 Mar 2022.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Temperatures per year

Average over your travel period

Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

2026
Avg. max15.0°Avg. min11.0°
Rain days
11 Rain days
Precipitation
73.9 mm
Avg. cloud cover
72 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 18.0 °C · Min 9.2 °C
2025
Avg. max17.5°Avg. min12.5°
Rain days
7 Rain days
Precipitation
24.2 mm
Avg. cloud cover
62 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 23.5 °C · Min 8.4 °C
2024
Avg. max17.0°Avg. min12.4°
Rain days
6 Rain days
Precipitation
21.5 mm
Avg. cloud cover
52 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 23.2 °C · Min 10.2 °C
2023
Avg. max16.1°Avg. min11.5°
Rain days
7 Rain days
Precipitation
36.3 mm
Avg. cloud cover
62 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 19.9 °C · Min 8.9 °C
2022
Avg. max12.6°Avg. min8.5°
Rain days
13 Rain days
Precipitation
74.2 mm
Avg. cloud cover
76 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 18.3 °C · Min 4.4 °C
2021
Avg. max14.6°Avg. min10.3°
Rain days
10 Rain days
Precipitation
41.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
62 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 20.4 °C · Min 6.3 °C
2020
Avg. max15.7°Avg. min11.0°
Rain days
8 Rain days
Precipitation
62.6 mm
Avg. cloud cover
58 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 20.4 °C · Min 8.5 °C
2019
Avg. max14.8°Avg. min10.6°
Rain days
6 Rain days
Precipitation
33.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
56 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 17.4 °C · Min 8.7 °C
2018
Avg. max16.7°Avg. min12.0°
Rain days
7 Rain days
Precipitation
18.8 mm
Avg. cloud cover
66 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 19.7 °C · Min 9.4 °C
2017
Avg. max15.1°Avg. min11.0°
Rain days
12 Rain days
Precipitation
61.8 mm
Avg. cloud cover
60 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 18.5 °C · Min 9.3 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Chania in March?: Daytime highs averaged 15.5 °C, night-time lows 11.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 23.5 °C (15 Mar 2025), the lowest 4.4 °C (12 Mar 2022).
How often does it rain in Chania in March?: On average there were 8.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 44.7 mm of precipitation in total.

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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)
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