Crete vs Maldives

Outdoor dining area with white sail shade canopies over wicker chairs and tables, black support columns, and sea views beyond.

Overwater bungalow with thatched roof at Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives, featuring a furnished deck with loungers and colorful cushioned seating.

Crete and Maldives, 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.

By the numbers

Crete compared with Maldives
Crete	Measure	Maldives
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
18	Resorts in our catalog	38 (better)
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$45–$2113/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$127–$2056/night pp
5 of 18	Adults-only resorts	4 of 38
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
November–February	Rainy season	May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest	Sweet spot	January–March

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Crete

Maldives

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Crete and Maldives
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Crete · high °F	60	61	64	69	76	83	85	85	81	74	68	62
Maldives · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Crete · rain (in)	3.5	3.0	2.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.7	2.3	3.0
Maldives · rain (in)	4.5	2.0	2.9	5.2	8.5	6.5	5.8	6.9	9.6	8.7	9.1	9.0

Approximate climate normals for Crete (north coast) and Malé atolls: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.