Village

Kántanos

Located in Kantanos-Selino, Chania Coordinates: 35°19′37″ N 23°44′29″ E

Location in Greece

Population: 421; 421
Elevation: 435 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+02:00; Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
When to go: May–JuneSeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: CHQ Chania International Airport44 km; HER Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport131 km

About Kántanos

Kántanos is a village. Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania. Population: 421. Elevation: 435 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Chania International Airport (44 km).

Climate of Kántanos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 11° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month: July (day 29°)
Coldest month: February (night 7°)
Wettest month: January (135 mm)
Driest month: July (2 mm)

13° 7°

15° 8°

18° 11°

22° 14°

27° 18°

29° 21°

29° 20°

26° 18°

22° 15°

18° 11°

14° 8°

Jan

135

Feb

107

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

109

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kántanos
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	13°	13°	15°	18°	22°	27°	29°	29°	26°	22°	18°	14°
Average low (°C)	7°	7°	8°	11°	14°	18°	21°	20°	18°	15°	11°	8°
Precipitation (mm)	135	107	80	34	15	5	2	3	15	63	86	109

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Kántanos

The nearest airport is Chania International Airport (CHQ), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Piraeus, 290 km to the north.

Airports

Chania International Airport (CHQ) Souda 44 kmnortheast
Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) Heraklion 131 kmeast
Santorini International Airport (JTR) Santorini Island 197 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Piraeus Population: 163.7K 290 kmnorth
Athens Population: 664K 295 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kántanos

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

Agía Marina Attraction 24 kmN
Nisída Diapóri Island 19 kmW
Kedrodasos Beach Beach 18 kmW
Aspri Limni Beach Beach 20 kmW

25–60 km4 places

Moni Agiou Eleftheriou Attraction 30 kmNE
Metamórfosi Sotíros Attraction 41 kmE
Paralia Platania Beach 27 kmNE
Archaeological Museum of Chania Museum 33 kmNE

60–100 km8 places

Arkadi Monastery Attraction 81 kmE
Damnoni Beach 64 kmE
Vouloumenou Mountain 97 kmE
Kara Musa Paşa mosque Attraction 67 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 4, 2026