Crete · Greece
June
Peak beach season opens — hot, sunny and the island at its most beautiful before July crowds
Best match
#3 of 12 months
June is one of the best times to visit Crete.
Climate
High
29°C
Low
20°C
Rain
3mm
Sun
13hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How June scores in Crete
Weather
Outstanding
Value
Above average
Crowds
Very good
Events
Above average
Atmosphere
Excellent
What you gain in June
- ↑Consistently warm 26–30°C with a 24°C sea — ideal swimming conditions across all beaches
- ↑Elafonissi and Balos reachable but not yet at maximum July/August tourist saturation
- ↑Heraklion festivals and outdoor cinema season opening
What you sacrifice
- ↓Prices accelerating; popular beach hotels near Elafonissi requiring advance booking
- ↓Tourist numbers building rapidly from mid-June
How June compares to September (best month)
| Factor | June | September ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 9 | 9 |
| Value | 5 | 6 |
| Crowds | 7 | 6 |
June in other destinations
Lisbon (23.8°C)Barcelona (25°C)Tokyo (26.8°C)Bali (30.1°C)Santorini (23.4°C)Paris (21.7°C)New York (25.1°C)Marrakech (31.3°C)Amsterdam (19.3°C)Maldives (30.8°C)Rome (26.2°C)Bangkok (32.2°C)Istanbul (24.7°C)Vienna (23.1°C)Seoul (26°C)Dubrovnik (25.1°C)Rio de Janeiro (25.3°C)Kyoto (28.4°C)Phuket (32°C)Cape Town (17.2°C)Prague (24°C)Amalfi Coast (28°C)Mexico City (24°C)Medellín (28°C)Fiji (26°C)London (21°C)Sydney (17°C)Iceland (13°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (40°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (34°C)Chiang Mai (32°C)Miami (32.2°C)Florence (28.4°C)Queenstown (8°C)Madrid (27.4°C)Porto (24°C)Edinburgh (17°C)Copenhagen (19°C)Budapest (26°C)Kraków (23°C)Tbilisi (28°C)Palawan (31°C)Hanoi (32°C)Osaka (29°C)Goa (31°C)Cusco (19°C)Buenos Aires (15°C)Mykonos (27°C)Zanzibar (27°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (26°C)Cancun (32°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (30°C)Seville (32°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (32°C)Havana (31°C)Split (27°C)Taipei (33°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (28°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (30°C)Cappadocia (28°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (22°C)Seychelles (27°C)Nepal (28°C)Jordan (33°C)Azores (24°C)Bora Bora (27°C)Los Angeles (25.1°C)Cairo (37.8°C)Kenya (24.5°C)Jaipur (38.8°C)Las Vegas (39.6°C)San Francisco (17.8°C)Madeira (25.5°C)Vancouver (20.9°C)Muscat (41.8°C)Lima (17.8°C)Cinque Terre (25°C)Kotor (27°C)Tel Aviv (29°C)Santiago (13°C)Bogotá (19°C)Bruges (20.7°C)Penang (32.8°C)Lombok (30.8°C)Cape Verde (28.3°C)Fez (33.5°C)Kerala (30°C)Kigali (26°C)Hong Kong (30°C)Oslo (22°C)Auckland (14°C)Beijing (31°C)Delhi (39°C)Mumbai (31°C)Victoria Falls (23°C)Stockholm (21°C)Oaxaca (27°C)Bhutan (27°C)Da Nang (35°C)Nashville (30°C)Nice (26°C)Mallorca (28°C)Tuscany (28°C)Namibia (21°C)Komodo (32°C)Montréal (24°C)Melbourne (14°C)Cairns (26°C)Venice (26°C)Dublin (18°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Crete, not across destinations. Methodology →