
Current water temperature in the Cretan Sea. Historical and statistical data. Forecast of changes in water temperature in the Cretan Sea.
Current water temperature in Cretan Sea
At the moment on the beaches in Cretan Sea the water temperature is on the verge of comfort. There are locations with cool water and there are more or less comfortable ones.
Cretan Sea: countries
We track and show sea surface temperature in the following countries and regions related to this sea:
The most popular resorts in Cretan Sea over the past week
Cretan Sea: water temperature data
Bathing comfort is also affected by air temperature, wind or precipitation. All this data you can see on the page of each location. To do this, you can use the search or view all locations in a region, country, state or coastline of a particular part of Earth.

The warmest water in Cretan Sea was recorded today in Agia Pelagia. The water temperature in this location is 68°F. And the coldest in Kolymvari, its value 66°F.
The water temperature in Cretan Sea has risen both over the past week and over the month. The general trend can be seen on the graph. It shows the change in the average water temperature, calculated at all points in Cretan Sea over the past two months.
Indicators of changes in water temperature values throughout the year are important. For the two most popular swimming location in Cretan Sea, the annual schedules look like this:
Cretan Sea: general information

The Cretan Sea is the southern deep-water part of the Aegean Sea. It is located between the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands to the north and east and Crete to the south. The southeastern part of the Aegean Sea by ancient authors was called the Karpathos Sea on the island of Karpathos, lying between Crete and Rhodes.
In the north, it borders the Aegean Sea, apparently because of this there is often a misconception that the Cretan Sea is part of the Aegean. The Cretan Sea is very warm, with temperatures reaching 26 degrees in summer. The sea gently steps onto the shore, therefore the entrance to the water is gradual, not abrupt. At the end of summer, the velvet season begins here.
Below is information about the current water temperature, the current trend of its change, information about the weather in selected locations in Cretan Sea.
City | Water | Air | ||
Heraklion | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 65°F | ![]() |
Chania | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 69°F | ![]() |
Rethimno | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 66°F | ![]() |
Hersonissos | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 65°F | ![]() |
Stavros | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 69°F | ![]() |
Malia | 68°F | ![]() ![]() | 65°F | ![]() |
Ierapetra | 68°F | ![]() ![]() | 68°F | ![]() |
Agios Nikolaos | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 68°F | ![]() |
Agia Marina | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 70°F | ![]() |
Georgioupoli | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 69°F | ![]() |
Matala | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 69°F | ![]() |
Bali | 68°F | ![]() ![]() | 66°F | ![]() |
Plakias | 67°F | ![]() ![]() | 69°F | ![]() |
Anissaras | 68°F | ![]() ![]() | 65°F | ![]() |
Gouves | 68°F | ![]() ![]() | 65°F | ![]() |
Neighboring seas, rivers, lakes
