Weather in Chania in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Chania in October
Going from a maximum of +24°C during the day to a minimum of +19°C during the night, the temperature in October averages around +22°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 40% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +22°C.
Is Chania warm or cold in October?
Chania is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +24°C to +21°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +22°C to +19°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Chania:
Water temperature in Chania in October
Water in Chania in October is Comfortable. It varies from +21°C to +25°C, with an average of +23°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +21°C.
In October, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Chania in October?
Climate in Chania in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +21°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +12°C | +7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 25 mm | 76 mm | 106 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +23°C | +20°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 65% | 71% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 20 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October typically has worse weather conditions compared to September. It’s getting colder in October. From +24°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +21°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 25 mm to 76 mm. Humidity rises from 65% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 20 sunny days in September to 12 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Chania is gradually decreasing during October, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Chania?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Chania in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+18°C) and the highest in 2019 (+22°C). The driest year was 1990 with only 420 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1254 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chania, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.