Editing Chania (section)

===Climate===
{{climate chart|[[Chania, Greece]]
|7.5|14.4|141.7
|7.7|14.9|112.4
|8.6|16.6|80.7
|11.1|20.1|31.8
|14.5|24.4|13
|18.5|28.7|4.6
|20.6|30.3|1.3
|20.5|29.9|1.6
|18.2|27.3|18.7
|15.1|23.1|80.1
|11.9|19.6|72.8
|9.3|16.2|93.9
|float=right
|source=<ref>[http://www.hnms.gr/ ΕΜΥ]</ref>
}}

The city has a hot-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csa''), with sunny dry summers and mild rainy winters. During the period between April and October, clear-sky weather is almost an everyday feature. The atmosphere is always warm, but strong heat waves (temperatures above 38 °C) are not very common, since the prevailing [[etesian]] winds ("Meltemia") blow from the [[Aegean Sea]] and pleasantly moderate the conditions. Intervals of sunny days are frequent during the windy and rainy winter as well. Snow and frost are rare near the coast, with very few exceptions, like the snowstorm on 13 February 2004, when {{convert|25|-|75|cm|abbr=on}} of snow accumulated in the greater regional area, causing general chaos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Κρήτης |first=Αγώνας της |date=2017-02-12 |title=13 Φεβρουαρίου 2004: Όταν όλη η Κρήτη από τις παραλίες ως τα βούνα της ντύθηκε στα άσπρα {{!}} Φωτός+Βίντεο |url=https://agonaskritis.gr/13-φεβρουαρίου-2004-όταν-όλη-η-κρήτη-από-τις/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Αγώνας της Κρήτης |language=en-US}}</ref> The last significant snowfall occurred on 8 January 2017 when the whole city and the old harbor were covered by snow. However, such cold days can be followed by much warmer and sunny weather. [[Heat wave|Heat waves]] can occur from as early as March, oftentimes accompanied by [[Saharan dust]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Khamsin and Foehn winds lead a major dust outbreak in Crete |url=http://www.beyond-eocenter.eu/index.php/news-events/104-khamsin-and-foehn-winds-lead-a-major-dust-outbreak-in-crete |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=www.beyond-eocenter.eu}}</ref> whose main feature are the hot [[katabatic wind|katabatic winds]] ([[Foehn wind|foehn winds]]) blowing from the south, also called [[Sirocco|Sirocco (Σιρόκος)]] or "Livas" (the wind from [[Libya]]) by the Greeks.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

The adjacent climate chart is based on data recorded during 1958–1997. The absolute maximum temperature recorded during this period was {{convert|42.5|°C|0|abbr=on}}, while the absolute minimum recorded was {{convert|0|°C|0|abbr=on}}.{{cn|date=March 2024}} 

However, the record minimum was broken on 13 February 2004 when the temperature dropped to {{convert|-1|°C|F|abbr=on}} in the nearby [[Souda Air Base|airport]] of [[Souda]] and the record maximum was broken on 1 July 2021 when the temperature reached {{Convert|44.3|C|F}} in the city station operated by the [[National Observatory of Athens]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-04|title=Ο μακρύς πρώτος φετινός καύσωνας σε αριθμούς και ρεκόρ|url=https://www.haniotika-nea.gr/o-makrys-protos-fetinos-kaysonas-se-arithmoys-kai-rekor/|access-date=2021-07-04|website=Χανιώτικα Νέα|language=el}}</ref>

The climate in Chania is further complemented due to the terrain and can vary throughout its regions and elevations and according to its topography. At the south lies the mountain range of [[Lefka Ori]]. Furthermore, prevailing winds, such as those of the West side and South of Crete, in addition to the North side—all interact to form its climate.

{{Weather box
| location = Chania Airport ([[Souda]]) 1971–2000
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan high C = 14.0
| Feb high C = 14.3
| Mar high C = 16.1
| Apr high C = 19.9
| May high C = 24.5
| Jun high C = 29.0
| Jul high C = 30.5
| Aug high C = 30.0
| Sep high C = 27.5
| Oct high C = 23.4
| Nov high C = 19.0
| Dec high C = 15.6
| year high C = 
| Jan mean C = 10.8
| Feb mean C = 11.0
| Mar mean C = 12.4
| Apr mean C = 15.8
| May mean C = 20.1
| Jun mean C = 24.7
| Jul mean C = 26.6
| Aug mean C = 25.9
| Sep mean C = 23.2
| Oct mean C = 19.4
| Nov mean C = 15.3
| Dec mean C = 12.4
| year mean C = 
| Jan low C = 8.1
| Feb low C = 8.0
| Mar low C = 8.9
| Apr low C = 11.7
| May low C = 15.2
| Jun low C = 19.2
| Jul low C = 21.4
| Aug low C = 21.3
| Sep low C = 19.1
| Oct low C = 15.9
| Nov low C = 12.4
| Dec low C = 9.7
| year low C = 
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 126.4
| Feb rain mm = 101.9
| Mar rain mm = 81.2
| Apr rain mm = 26.9
| May rain mm = 11.2
| Jun rain mm = 2.0
| Jul rain mm = 1.4
| Aug rain mm = 1.4
| Sep rain mm = 15.2
| Oct rain mm = 61.5
| Nov rain mm = 86.7
| Dec rain mm = 98.9
| unit rain days = 0.1 mm
| Jan rain days = 17.0
| Feb rain days = 14.7
| Mar rain days = 12.0
| Apr rain days = 7.8
| May rain days = 3.9
| Jun rain days = 1.4
| Jul rain days = 0.2
| Aug rain days = 0.6
| Sep rain days = 2.6
| Oct rain days = 9.8
| Nov rain days = 10.8
| Dec rain days = 15.8
| Jan sun = 118.1
| Feb sun = 135.6
| Mar sun = 188.0
| Apr sun = 240.9
| May sun = 303.0
| Jun sun = 355.4
| Jul sun = 376.7
| Aug sun = 355.7
| Sep sun = 281.9
| Oct sun = 208.7
| Nov sun = 138.0
| Dec sun = 111.7
| source 1 = Climate Atlas-Hellenic National Meteorological Service.<ref name="climate_data">{{cite web | url=http://climatlas.hnms.gr/sdi/ |script-title=el:Κλιματικός Άτλαντας της Ελλάδας |trans-title=Climatic Atlas of Greece |script-website=el:Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία |trans-website=Hellenic National Meteorological Service |language=el}}</ref>
| date = May 2018
| source = 
}}