The weather has been quite different for January 2026 on Crete. Compared to the two previous years it’s been a fair bit colder with lots of rain and a lot less sunshine.  The past two years we had very little rain and we really do need the rain here on Crete, in order to accommodate all the tourists during the dry summer months.  Therefore we welcome the storms and copious amounts of rain that we have already experienced this year, because in between the storms we still have the beautiful warm sunshine.  We plan our beachcombing trips around those sunshiny days. Continue reading →