Crete · Greece
September
The hidden best month — warm sea, crowd-free beaches and accommodation costs cut in half
Best match
#1 of 12 months
September is one of the best times to visit Crete.
Climate
High
29°C
Low
21°C
Rain
11mm
Sun
10.5hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How September scores in Crete
Weather
Outstanding
Value
Good
Crowds
Good
Events
Above average
Atmosphere
Outstanding
What you gain in September
- ↑Warm 26–29°C with a 25°C sea — identical conditions to August but beaches dramatically emptier
- ↑Prices 30–40% below August; restaurants, tours and boat trips all available on the day
- ↑Autumn grape harvest beginning in Heraklion wine region; excellent local food
What you sacrifice
- ↓Early autumn rain possible late September; a brief shower breaks the heat cycle
- ↓First resorts beginning to close for the season from late September
September in other destinations
Lisbon (24.6°C)Barcelona (25.5°C)Tokyo (28.1°C)Bali (30.4°C)Santorini (24.1°C)Paris (21.6°C)New York (23.9°C)Marrakech (31.6°C)Amsterdam (18.8°C)Maldives (30.2°C)Rome (26.5°C)Bangkok (31°C)Istanbul (24.2°C)Vienna (22.1°C)Seoul (25.1°C)Dubrovnik (24.9°C)Rio de Janeiro (27.3°C)Kyoto (28.6°C)Phuket (31°C)Cape Town (19°C)Prague (21°C)Amalfi Coast (27°C)Mexico City (22°C)Medellín (28°C)Fiji (27°C)London (20°C)Sydney (20°C)Iceland (10°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (39°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (31°C)Chiang Mai (31°C)Miami (32.8°C)Florence (26.3°C)Queenstown (12.5°C)Madrid (28.7°C)Porto (25°C)Edinburgh (16°C)Copenhagen (18°C)Budapest (23°C)Kraków (19°C)Tbilisi (26°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (31°C)Osaka (29°C)Goa (30°C)Cusco (20°C)Buenos Aires (18°C)Mykonos (27°C)Zanzibar (27°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (24°C)Cancun (31°C)Krabi (31°C)Athens (29°C)Seville (31°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (31°C)Havana (31°C)Split (26°C)Taipei (31°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (29°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (31°C)Cappadocia (27°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (25°C)Seychelles (27°C)Nepal (26°C)Jordan (32°C)Azores (25°C)Bora Bora (27°C)Los Angeles (28.1°C)Cairo (35.9°C)Kenya (25.3°C)Jaipur (32.1°C)Las Vegas (36.2°C)San Francisco (20.8°C)Madeira (26.5°C)Vancouver (19.2°C)Muscat (38.1°C)Lima (17.8°C)Cinque Terre (25°C)Kotor (27°C)Tel Aviv (30°C)Santiago (18°C)Bogotá (18°C)Bruges (19.2°C)Penang (31.8°C)Lombok (31°C)Cape Verde (29.2°C)Fez (32.8°C)Kerala (30°C)Kigali (27°C)Hong Kong (29°C)Oslo (18°C)Auckland (16°C)Beijing (25°C)Delhi (33°C)Mumbai (30°C)Victoria Falls (31°C)Stockholm (16°C)Oaxaca (25°C)Bhutan (25°C)Da Nang (31°C)Nashville (28°C)Nice (25°C)Mallorca (28°C)Tuscany (27°C)Namibia (28°C)Komodo (32°C)Montréal (21°C)Melbourne (17°C)Cairns (28°C)Venice (24°C)Dublin (17°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Crete, not across destinations. Methodology →