Early April 1 April
70°F
Typical afternoon high
18% historical wet-day frequency
Greece · Beach
Crete
in April.
Is April a good time?
Warm days.
More overnight stays than March.
April averages 73°F afternoons and 63°F seas, with about 3 rain days. Later April is typically warmer.
- Afternoons
- 73°F
- Sea
- 63°F
- Visitor demand
- 24%of August peak
Historical Kriti regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Chania and Heraklion; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
8.5/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#2 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather9.0/10Excellent
CrowdsLow seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, one of Europe's busiest this month
CostModeratefor Europe; Greece-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your April
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 73°F (23°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 53°F (12°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 13 hours of daylight. About 3 rain days in a typical April.
Can I swim in April?
The sea averages 63°F. Our swimming guide: cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.
Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 13 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 06:50 and sets about 19:52 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 53°F (12°C); afternoons reach about 73°F (23°C). Expect rain on about 3 days in a typical April.
Typical afternoon
73°F (23°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Aprils
Night low
53°F (12°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
63°F (17°C)
cold; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
13h 03m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late April?
Late April is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 70°F on the 1st, versus 77°F on the 30th. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 18% to 8% between those dates.
Mid April 15 April
72°F
Typical afternoon high
11% historical wet-day frequency
Late April 30 April
77°F
Typical afternoon high
8% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2027: 30 Apr Good Friday.
Daily calendar & holiday datesApril 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
April 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170° | 270° | 370° | 470° | |||
| 570° | 670° | 771° | 871° | 971° | 1071° | 1172° |
| 1272° | 1372° | 1472° | 1572° | 1672° | 1772° | 1873° |
| 1973° | 2074° | 2174° | 2274° | 2374° | 2475° | 2575° |
| 2675° | 2776° | 2876° | 2976° | 3077° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 70°F (21°C) in the first week to 76°F (24°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 7–19%. Local schools are out 24–30 April 2027. Orthodox Easter: 25 April – 3 May 2027.
Schools here are off 24–30 April 2027 (Easter holidays). Public holidays: 30 Apr Good Friday. Elsewhere in April 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: France 47%, Netherlands 23%, Belgium 29%, Estonia 23%. (School holidays: official calendar, compiled by Bigfoot Wanders; other countries from OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Low season. April averages 24% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than March.
Overnight stays across Kriti do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, one of Europe's busiest this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
A little above usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
What's on Orthodox Easter, 25 April – 3 May 2027: Greeks travel home and to the islands; ferries and hotels book up. Official site.
Greece as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 86 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Year-to-year variation
How much does April vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 69°F (20°C) and 79°F (26°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 73°F (23°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 9; half the years had 1–5.
Rain days in each April
Rain days
3
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 7 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
14 of 30
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no April in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
25 of 30
rated very good or better
See every recorded AprilHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 69°F | 9 |
| 2012 | 74°F | 3 |
| 2013 | 73°F | 4 |
| 2014 | 72°F | 5 |
| 2015 | 70°F | 3 |
| 2016 | 79°F | 0 |
| 2017 | 71°F | 2 |
| 2018 | 77°F | 1 |
| 2019 | 70°F | 5 |
| 2020 | 71°F | 5 |
| 2021 | 73°F | 2 |
| 2022 | 74°F | 0 |
| 2023 | 70°F | 5 |
| 2024 | 76°F | 1 |
| 2025 | 71°F | 8 |
Checked against official climate averages for Chania Souda and Heraklion. How we check
Compare dates
March, April
or May?
| Typical conditions | Mar | Apr | May |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 66°F | 73°F | 80°F |
| Sea | 62°F | 63°F | 67°F |
| Rain days | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Overnight demand | 4% | 24% | 56% |
March: Cooler afternoons and more rain days than April. Less overnight demand. Check seasonal accommodation and activity openings. March guide →
May: Warmer afternoons and warmer sea than April. More overnight demand. May guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with April Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. April stays as your reference.
May to June and August to October have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than April, but more overnight stays.
Your comparison
April or March?
Overnight stays are 4% of the busiest month; check seasonal openings.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little below usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the March guide →| Typical conditions | April | March |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 73°F | 66°F |
| Nights | 53°F | 49°F |
| Sea | 63°F | 62°F |
| Rain days | 3 | 6 |
| Visitor season | Low season | Off season |
| Overall / 10 | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Month rank | #2 | #9 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4 | #12 | 60°F | 47°F | 63°F | 11 | 4.5 | Off season |
| February | 5.7 | #11 | 61°F | 47°F | 62°F | 9 | 5.1 | Off season |
| March | 6.5 | #9 | 66°F | 49°F | 62°F | 6 | 6.8 | Off season |
| April | 8.5 | #2 | 73°F | 53°F | 63°F | 3 | 9.0 | Low season |
| May | 8.4 | #3 | 80°F | 59°F | 67°F | 3 | 10.0 | Moderate season |
| June | 7.8 | #5 | 87°F | 67°F | 73°F | 1 | 10.0 | Busy season |
| July | 7.5 | #7 | 91°F | 71°F | 77°F | 0 | 9.9 | Peak season |
| August | 7.6 | #6 | 90°F | 71°F | 79°F | 0 | 10.0 | Peak season |
| September | 7.9 | #4 | 86°F | 68°F | 78°F | 1 | 10.0 | Busy season |
| October | 8.5 | #1 | 77°F | 62°F | 75°F | 5 | 10.0 | Moderate season |
| November | 7.0 | #8 | 69°F | 56°F | 70°F | 5 | 7.8 | Off season |
| December | 5.8 | #10 | 62°F | 50°F | 66°F | 11 | 5.3 | Off season |
Near here
Nearby places in April
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Elsewhere in Europe
Same dates, elsewhere in Europe
Crete's weather ranks 3 of 77 beach regions this month. We found no beach regions outside Greece with similar weather and a quieter visitor season.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's low season, 24% of the busiest month and 42% below its average month. That means about 55,000 overnight visitors on a typical April night across the region, 9% of them from Greece itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 13,000 more: 24 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Beach, 0–100) | 80 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Chania Souda and Heraklion from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 2°F (1.4°C), night lows within 1°F (0.2°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 88 |
| Busiest month here | August · 370 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 8.1% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 97th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 9% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 24 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 9.9% |
| National hotel-price season | Greece historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (+4% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 621,000 |
| Statistical region | EL43 · Kriti |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.