Chaniá Weather in March
Chaniá in March
The short of it: Chaniá in March averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 11° · rain 58 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & May
March in Chaniá brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 11°, with about 58 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 17°, nights near 11°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 61 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 4 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 March. Mourniés, 4 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Chaniá, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 34 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MourniésCrete | 4 km SSW | 17° | 10° | 62 mm |
| NerokoúrosCrete | 4 km SSE | 17° | 10° | 62 mm |
| PerivóliaCrete | 4 km SW | 17° | 10° | 60 mm |
| SoúdaCrete | 5 km ESE | 17° | 10° | 64 mm |
| TsikalariáCrete | 5 km SE | 17° | 10° | 64 mm |
| DarátsosCrete | 5 km WSW | 17° | 10° | 60 mm |
| PitháriCrete | 5 km E | 17° | 10° | 62 mm |
| GalatásCrete | 6 km WSW | 17° | 10° | 60 mm |