Chaniá Weather in December
Chaniá in December
The short of it: Chaniá in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 11° · rain 103 mm · daylight 9 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Chaniá an average December high of 17°, a low of 11° and some 103 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 11°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 46 min in mid-December, 28 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Chaniá runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Mourniés, 4 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Chaniá, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 22 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MourniésCrete | 4 km SSW | 16° | 10° | 108 mm |
| NerokoúrosCrete | 4 km SSE | 16° | 10° | 108 mm |
| PerivóliaCrete | 4 km SW | 16° | 10° | 104 mm |
| SoúdaCrete | 5 km ESE | 16° | 10° | 113 mm |
| TsikalariáCrete | 5 km SE | 16° | 10° | 113 mm |
| DarátsosCrete | 5 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 104 mm |
| PitháriCrete | 5 km E | 16° | 10° | 109 mm |
| GalatásCrete | 6 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 104 mm |