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Elounda in October

Warm and dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Elounda is warm: highs near 80°F, lows near 65°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 45 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Elounda is warm: highs near 27°C, lows near 18°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 45 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
80°F27°Caverage
Low
65°F18°Caverage
Wet days
1a week · 11% of days
Daylight
11h 12mon average

Is October a good time to visit Elounda?

Yes. October is one of Elounda's best months (April to May, or October to November).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 80°F in October, against 62°F to 90°F through the year.Highs near 27°C in October, against 17°C to 32°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

11% of days in October, against 1% to 35% through the year.

Cloud cover

28% cover in October, against 1% to 47% through the year.

Daylight

11h 12m in October, against 9h 49m to 14h 30m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. September86°30°low 70°low 21°no wet daysRain on fewer than one day a week.
  2. October80°27°low 65°low 18°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  3. November72°22°low 58°low 14°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where Elounda sits, in October

Europe/Athens
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
7:22 AMsets 6:43 PM
Above the sea
20 mlow-lying
Latitude
35.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Santorini (Thira)131 km north

The land around Elounda, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Greece in October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Elounda

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Elounda. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (20 m) against the climate model's (91 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (20 m) against the climate model's (91 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.