Crete vs Philippines

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

Turquoise pool with wooden deck and loungers overlooks limestone cliffs and traditional bungalows at El Nido Resorts Miniloc Island.

Crete and Philippines, 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 Philippines
Crete	Measure	Philippines
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
16 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	4
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$64–$2113/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$170–$628/night pp
5 of 16	Adults-only resorts	0 of 4
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–February	Rainy season	June–November
June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest	Sweet spot	January–April

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

Philippines

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Crete and Philippines
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
Philippines · high °F	86	87	88	90	91	90	88	88	88	88	88	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
Philippines · rain (in)	4.0	3.0	2.5	2.0	3.5	6.5	7.0	6.0	6.5	7.5	6.5	5.5

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