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During spring and autumn temperatures for walking are usually pleasant but conditions are likely to be unsettled. From April to mid-June it could be cold and wet, fresh and sunny, or warm, overcast and humid – all within the space of 10 days. Normally temperatures, including sea temperatures, have warmed up considerably by June and should last until the end of October (outside of autumn deluges). In midsummer daytime temperatures of 28–33°C (80–90°F) are normal, and heatwaves can reach more than 40°C (104°F). Weather forecast websites can give you a good idea of what to expect over the dates of your trip (see Appendix D).

Heatwaves are very difficult to cope with as even just before dawn there is little respite. Look for accommodation with rooms (and balconies) that do not face south. Nowadays, hotels and most rooming houses on the coast provide air-conditioning units. The Omalos Plain and the mountain villages of Askifou, Imbros and Anopolis are cooler at night (and by day). For campers on the south coast of Sfakia, the Samaria Gorge river estuary beside Ay. Roumeli offers sea breezes and shady pine trees and, in a good year, some freshwater bathing.