Crete vs Morocco

Crete and Morocco, 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 · Morocco guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Crete	Morocco
U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog	4	3
Average guest rating	★ 4.7	★ 4.5
Nightly rates	$300–$800+/night	$300–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts	2 of 4	0 of 3
Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season	No hurricane season
Rainy season	November–February	November–February, and lightly
Sweet spot	June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest	Genuinely year-round; spring and fall are ideal

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

	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
Morocco — high °F	69	70	73	74	77	79	81	81	81	79	74	70
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
Morocco — rain (in)	1.9	1.4	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	1.0	2.0	2.2

Approximate climate normals for Crete (north coast) and Agadir — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Crete

Chains here: Grecotel · Ikos Resorts · TUI BLUE

Full Crete guide

Best of Morocco

Chains here: Royal Mansour · Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort · Sofitel

Full Morocco guide

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