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Fodele
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Mount Stroumboulas
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Mount Stroumboulas
BeachAchlada, Crete

Fodele

BeachBest May–Jul
Elevation–above sea level
Water qualityExcellentEU · 2025
Nearest townAchlada3.7 km
35.40° N, 24.95° EUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
When to goAchlada · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78October
Best timeMay–Jul
October: high / low22° / 17°
Beach

Fodele in brief

Fodele is a beach in Achlada, Crete, Greece — tourist beach.

The nearest town in the atlas is Achlada, 3.7 km to the E, where the weather is best in May, June and July.

Bathing water quality (EU, 2025): excellent.

The sea is warmest in August, at about 25°C.

Achlada: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Achlada
23°
Clear now
Wind1 km/h
Humidity70%
Cloud cover0%
Today
22 Oct
24°
18°
Fri
23 Oct
22°
19°
Sat
24 Oct
22°
18°
1 mm
Sun
25 Oct
21°
17°
Mon
26 Oct
20°
15°
7 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

Sea and air through the year

Sea surface temperature off the coast and the average daily high in Achlada, month by month.
Jan16°13°
Feb16°13°
Mar16°15°
Apr17°18°
May19°21°
Jun23°25°
Jul25°27°
Aug25°27°
Sep25°25°
Oct23°22°
Nov20°18°
Dec18°15°
seaair, daily high
When to go

The best months around Fodele

Climate of Achlada

Month score in Achlada

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
39
Jan
42
Feb
63
Mar
85
Apr
91
May
96
Jun
91
Jul
88
Aug
89
Sep
78
Oct
74
Nov
47
Dec
Map

Fodele from above

Nature nearbyAll of Greece
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DiaporiIsland7.3 kmWDiapori
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
MadeBeach7.3 kmEMade
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ArkalospiliosCave7.4 kmSArkalospilios
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Doxa caveCave7.7 kmSEDoxa cave
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Prasonisi islet, CreteIsland10 kmWPrasonisi islet, Crete
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EllinoperamataBeach11 kmSEEllinoperamata
Summits nearbyMountains of Greece
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Mount Stroumboulas8.7 km SE798 mJuly 27°Mount Stroumboulas
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Pyrgos11 km S684 mJuly 28°Pyrgos
Stay nearby

Towns close by

Achlada
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Achlada

Crete · 3.7 km E
22°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Achlada
Damasta
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Damasta

Crete · 6.1 km SW
22°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Damasta
Marathos
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Marathos

Crete · 6.4 km S
22°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Marathos
Rodia
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Rodia

Crete · 7.4 km SE
22°Oct high
10wet days
77score
Rodia
Around here

Achlada and around

Achlada
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Achlada

Crete · Greece
May–Julbest months
27°July high
302 maltitude
Achlada

Nature

Almyrós Potamós
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8.8 km SE

Almyrós Potamós

River · 5 m
Almyrós Potamós
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5.6 km S

Doxa cave

Cave
Doxa cave
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7.0 km S

Arkalospilios

Cave
Arkalospilios

Mountains

Mount Ida
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27 km SW

Mount Ida

2,456 m
Mount Ida
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27 km SW

Mount Agathias

2,424 m
Mount Agathias
Mount Juktas
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22 km SE

Mount Juktas

811 m
Mount Juktas

Heritage

Rocca a Mare
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14 km SE

Rocca a Mare

archaeological site in Greece · 1523
Rocca a Mare
Hagios Titos church
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14 km SE

Hagios Titos church

archaeological site in Greece · 1869
Hagios Titos church
Fortifications of Heraklion
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14 km SE

Fortifications of Heraklion

archaeological site in Greece · 1462
Fortifications of Heraklion

Museums

Museum of El Greco
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3.9 km W

Museum of El Greco

Biographical museum · 1998
Museum of El Greco
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
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15 km SE

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Archaeological museum · 1883
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Historical Museum of Crete
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14 km SE

Historical Museum of Crete

1953
Historical Museum of Crete