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.

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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
16 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$64–$2113/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$579–$592/night pp
5 of 16	Adults-only resorts	0 of 3
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.