Rethymno Weather in March
Rethymno in March
The short of it: Rethymno in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 10° · rain 65 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
March in Rethymno brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 10°, with about 65 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 17°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 65 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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and April.
Against its neighbours, Rethymno runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Gállos, 3 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Rethymno, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GállosCrete | 3 km SW | 16° | 10° | 66 mm |
| Violí CharákiCrete | 4 km W | 16° | 10° | 66 mm |
| AtsipópouloCrete | 5 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 66 mm |
| PrinésCrete | 6 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 66 mm |
| GerániCrete | 8 km W | 16° | 10° | 66 mm |
| PigíCrete | 8 km E | 17° | 10° | 64 mm |
| PánormosCrete | 20 km ENE | 17° | 10° | 58 mm |
| PéramaCrete | 20 km E | 16° | 9° | 66 mm |