Best Kitespots in Region of Crete

27 spots · Greece

Kite days peak in July at 46 %.

Median of 17 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Region of Crete

Kitesurfing in Kouremenos, Crete
Windiest month: July, 90 % kite days
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month in Kouremenos, Crete: Jan 60 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 66 %, May 63 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 82 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 55 %

Kite spots: 27 spots
Median kite days: 36 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 21 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Chiona Beach; 69 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Region of Crete

Region of Crete in Greece has 27 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 36 % kite days over the year; Chiona Beach leads with 69 %.

Water about 21 °C.

Best time to visit Region of Crete

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Warm and windy: July to August

Kite days at the median spot range from 28 % in May to 46 % in July.

Water 17 °C in February to 27 °C in August. Air 15 °C in February to 28 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Region of Crete: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Region of Crete?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is July with 46 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Region of Crete?

Chiona Beach has the most kite days in Region of Crete: 69 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Region of Crete?

The water ranges from 17 °C in February to 27 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in February, boardshorts in August.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in Region of Crete
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Chiona Beach	60	60	66	66	63	75	90	89	82	62	56	55
Kasteli	76	69	66	61	47	39	52	53	53	63	70	72
Selles	44	49	52	50	51	65	84	84	65	43	34	37
Elafonisi	56	57	56	48	43	54	71	64	54	38	45	50
Paleochora	55	59	63	56	52	47	44	43	46	35	38	48
Sitia	44	41	42	39	33	46	66	67	54	39	31	37
Amoudara	37	41	43	38	36	45	65	66	44	23	20	26
Plaka	35	39	40	34	28	42	65	63	43	27	30	28
Plakias	46	43	41	31	19	29	48	39	33	33	34	33
Lagada	51	43	41	29	20	23	43	29	29	29	34	38
Kalo Chorio	38	38	35	31	24	33	46	46	35	25	27	31
Xerokambos	50	45	36	27	19	24	37	24	23	31	33	38
Agia Marina	43	43	44	37	29	20	15	12	24	25	27	31
Chrysi	47	41	40	31	20	16	13	13	16	23	30	36
Gra Lygia	44	35	33	21	10	9	13	7	14	18	27	30
Georgioupoli	25	30	30	23	17	11	14	14	13	8	14	17
Timbaki	10	7	13	7	12	9	8	12	5	3	3	7

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

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None checked in Region of Crete yet.

All spots in Region of Crete

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Chiona Beach
Greece
69 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Chiona Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 66 %, May 63 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 82 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 55 %
2
Kouremenos Beach
Greece
69 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kouremenos Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 66 %, May 63 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 82 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 55 %
3
Poubelles Beach
Greece
69 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Poubelles Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 66 %, May 63 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 82 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 55 %
4
Kasteli
Greece
60 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kasteli: Jan 76 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 61 %, May 47 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 72 %
5
Phalasarna
Greece
60 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Phalasarna: Jan 76 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 61 %, May 47 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 72 %
6
Selles
Greece
55 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Selles: Jan 44 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 50 %, May 51 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 84 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 37 %
7
Elafonisi
Greece
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Elafonisi: Jan 56 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 48 %, May 43 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 45 %, Dec 50 %
8
Paleochora
Greece
49 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Paleochora: Jan 55 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 56 %, May 52 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 48 %
9
Faneromeni
Greece
45 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Faneromeni: Jan 44 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 39 %, May 33 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 31 %, Dec 37 %
10
Sitia
Greece
45 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Sitia: Jan 44 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 39 %, May 33 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 31 %, Dec 37 %
11
Amoudara
Greece
40 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Amoudara: Jan 37 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 38 %, May 36 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 26 %
12
Herkaleio Kite Beach
Greece
40 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Herkaleio Kite Beach: Jan 37 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 38 %, May 36 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 26 %
13
Agios Nikolaos
Greece
39 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Agios Nikolaos: Jan 35 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 34 %, May 28 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 28 %
14
Elounda
Greece
39 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Elounda: Jan 35 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 34 %, May 28 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 28 %
15
Plaka
Greece
39 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Plaka: Jan 35 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 34 %, May 28 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 28 %
16
Plakias
Greece
36 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Plakias: Jan 46 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 31 %, May 19 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 33 %
17
Kalo Chorio
Greece
34 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kalo Chorio: Jan 38 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 31 %, May 24 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 31 %
18
Lagada
Greece
34 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lagada: Jan 51 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 29 %, May 20 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 29 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 38 %
19
Pachia Ammos
Greece
34 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Pachia Ammos: Jan 38 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 31 %, May 24 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 31 %
20
Xerokambos
Greece
32 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Xerokambos: Jan 50 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 27 %, May 19 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 38 %

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21 Agia Marina 29 %
22 Crete / Platanias 29 %
23 Chrysi 27 %
24 Gra Lygia 22 %
25 Ierapetra 22 %
26 Georgioupoli 18 %
27 Timbaki 8 %

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Kite days by month for Region of Crete: median of 17 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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