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Crete weather in February

Is it warm? Not really. February in Crete is cool: afternoons average 16°C and nights 9°C. Most days (80%) peak between 12°C and 20°C.

Cool · average high

16°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on about one in ten days.

  • Average low9°overnight
  • Sea17°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days869 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy54% cloud · 22% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every February afternoon from 2011–2025: 424 days. Most (80%) peaked between 12° and 20°.

Number of February days by daily high, 2011–2025.

February, year by year

The average February high in each year. The warmest, 2016, averaged 19°C; the coolest, 2012, 14°C.

Average February high by year: 2011: 15.2°C, 2012: 13.9°C, 2013: 16.5°C, 2014: 17.2°C, 2015: 14.1°C, 2016: 18.9°C, 2017: 16°C, 2018: 17.2°C, 2019: 15.1°C, 2020: 15.9°C, 2021: 16.8°C, 2022: 15.6°C, 2023: 14.9°C, 2024: 17.7°C, 2025: 14.7°C.

Compared with home

Average February highs. Expect rain on about 8 days (69 mm in a typical month).

  • Crete16°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin9°
  • London9°
  • Belfast8°
  • Manchester8°
  • Glasgow7°

Other months

Crete all year · Where else is hot in February

Warmer in February, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Crete is about 4h 15m.

  • Cool in Feb

    18°C average high

    avg high · 7° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Seville

    Spain

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    4 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m

  • Mild in Feb

    21°C average high

    avg high · 6° at night

    25°C+ on 2 in 10 days

    Marrakech

    Morocco

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    4 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 30m

  • Cool in Feb

    18°C average high

    avg high · 14° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Madeira

    Portugal

    Sea
    20°
    Rain
    5 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 30m

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