Hot in May
28°C average high
avg high · 15° at night
25°C+ on 7 in 10 days
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Crete weather in May
Is it warm? Yes. May in Crete is warm: afternoons average 25°C and nights 16°C. Most days (80%) peak between 21°C and 31°C.
Warm · average high
25°C
25°C or more on half of all days; 20°C or more on about nine in ten days.
- Average low16°overnight
- Sea20°average, 2023–2025
- Rainy days434 mm in the month
- SkySome cloud32% cloud · 54% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 21° and 31°.
May, year by year
The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2013, averaged 29°C; the coolest, 2023, 22°C.
Compared with home
Average May highs. Expect rain on about 4 days (34 mm in a typical month).
- Crete25°
- London17°
- Manchester16°
- Cork15°
- Dublin15°
- Glasgow15°
- Belfast14°
Warmer in May, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Crete is about 4h 15m.
Hot in May
30°C average high
avg high · 14° at night
25°C+ on 8 in 10 days
Warm in May
27°C average high
avg high · 18° at night
25°C+ on 7 in 10 days
Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology