Crete vs Mozambique

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

Thatched-roof bungalow with wooden deck at dusk, featuring black sofa, clay fire bowl, and lit interiors at andBeyond Benguerra Island.

Crete and Mozambique, 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 Mozambique
Crete	Measure	Mozambique
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
18 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	4
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$45–$2113/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$579–$8934/night pp
5 of 18	Adults-only resorts	0 of 4
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–February	Rainy season	December–March
June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest	Sweet spot	May–October

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

Mozambique

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Crete and Mozambique
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
Mozambique · high °F	88	88	87	84	81	78	78	80	83	85	87	88
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
Mozambique · rain (in)	5.5	5.0	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.5	4.5

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