Weather comparison

Crete or Rhodes Town? The weather compared

Crete is 1.3 °C warmer by day over the year. The sea is 1.0 °C warmer at Rhodes Town. Best time: Crete June – September, Rhodes Town June – September.

Holiday weather score by month

Crete
Mean of 6 destinations
1. 17
2. 20
3. 26
4. 43
5. 76
6. 95
7. 100
8. 100
9. 99
10. 79
11. 43
12. 20
Rhodes Town
1. 17
2. 21
3. 29
4. 40
5. 66
6. 95
7. 100
8. 100
9. 100
10. 83
11. 45
12. 22

Month by month

Holiday weather score, daytime high and sea temperature. Where one is clearly ahead, its month is highlighted.

Month	Crete	Rhodes Town
JanuaryJan	1715° / 16°	1714° / 18°
FebruaryFeb	2015° / 16°	2114° / 17°
MarchMar	2617° / 16°	2916° / 17°
AprilApr	4320° / 17°	4018° / 18°
MayMay	7624° / 19°	6622° / 20°
JuneJun	9528° / 23°	9525° / 23°
JulyJul	10030° / 25°	10028° / 25°
AugustAug	10030° / 26°	10029° / 27°
SeptemberSep	9928° / 25°	10027° / 26°
OctoberOct	7924° / 23°	8323° / 24°
NovemberNov	4320° / 21°	4520° / 22°
DecemberDec	2016° / 18°	2216° / 20°

Crete or Rhodes Town: quick answers

Which is warmer, Crete or Rhodes Town?

Over the year, Crete is 1.3 °C warmer by day (22.3 °C against 21.0 °C on average).

Where is the sea warmer, Crete or Rhodes Town?

At Rhodes Town, by 1.0 °C on average over the year.

Crete or Rhodes Town in winter?

From December to February, both have about the same holiday weather (19 and 20 points).

Crete or Rhodes Town in summer?

From June to August, both have about the same holiday weather (98 and 98 points).

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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences