Shoulder season. May is a solid shoulder-season choice for Crete. In May, Crete averages 19°C, with about 12 hours of sunshine a day and roughly 1.3 rainy days a week. Here's what those numbers mean for a trip.
That's about 1.9°C warmer than Crete's yearly average — May sits among its hotter months.
Pack layers — warm days, cooler evenings — plus light rain cover.
May is a solid shoulder-season choice for Crete. It averages 19°C with 12 hours of sun a day and about 1.3 rainy days a week.
Crete averages 19°C in May, based on roughly twenty years of climate records.
Expect about 1.3 rainy days a week in May, with 12 hours of sunshine a day on average.