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When to go · Chania

Chania in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), peak August ferry and hotel prices.

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
30°C (86°F) / 22°C (72°F)
average high / low
Rain days
0
Crowds
High
Greece overall
Prices
High
Greece overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Chania

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), peak August ferry and hotel prices.

Is another month better than August?

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in August

Long-term averages
  • ChaniaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 0 days
  • Crete, Greece · Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, the south coasthot

    Longest season: sea swimmable into November on the south coast; White Mountains keep snow into spring.

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Assumption (Dekapentavgoustos) big impact

    15 Aug · Greece

    Peak of the Greek summer: island festivals (panigyria), ferries and rooms full; Tinos draws pilgrims.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Greece overall
High
Prices · Greece overall
High

Greece overall: Greek holiday peak around 15 August; ferries sold out, wildfire risk highest, rooms at top prices.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Chania, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Aug: Avoid

    Apr: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Aug: 30 °C (86 °F)

    Apr: 20 °C (68 °F)

  • Night low

    Aug: 22 °C (72 °F)

    Apr: 12 °C (54 °F)

  • Rain days

    Aug: 0 (better)

    Apr: 6

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    Apr: Medium

  • Prices

    Aug: High

    Apr: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 1

    Apr: 1

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), peak August ferry and hotel prices.

April: Inside Chania's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Chania: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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Across Greece in August →