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Crete vs Croatia

Crete and Croatia, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture — everything you need to break the tie.

Crete guide · Croatia guide · How we score

By the numbers

CreteCroatia
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions—
Resorts in our catalog46
Average guest rating★ 4.7★ 4.5
Nightly rates$300–$800+/night—
Adults-only resorts2 of 43 of 6
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonNovember–FebruaryOctober–December
Sweet spotJune and September; July–August is hottest and busiestJune and September; July–August for full beach season
AirportsHeraklion (HER) and Chania (CHQ)Split (SPU) and Dubrovnik (DBV)
SeasonMay–October; June and September are the sweet spotsMay–October; June and September are the sweet spots
Weather riskNone tropical — dry Mediterranean summersNone tropical — dry Adriatic summers

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Crete — high °F606164697683858581746862
Croatia — high °F505257637280858577685852
Crete — rain (in)3.53.02.21.00.60.10.10.10.82.72.33.0
Croatia — rain (in)3.12.72.83.12.41.91.01.63.23.44.53.8

Approximate climate normals for Crete (north coast) and Split / Makarska Riviera — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Crete

  1. 1.Grecotel Caramel Boutique Resort — Rethymno, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Ikos Kissamos — Kissamos, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.7
  3. 3.TUI BLUE Atlantica Crete — Agia Pelagia, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Grecotel · Ikos Resorts · TUI BLUE

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Best of Croatia

  1. 1.BRETANIDE Sport & Wellness Resort — · ★ 4.7
  2. 2.Valamar Bellevue Resort — · ★ 4.7
  3. 3.TUI BLUE Adriatic Beach — · ★ 4.5

Chains here: TUI BLUE · Valamar · Waterman

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