Tap water hardness in Crete
We have published hardness data for 23 cities in Crete. The median is 260 mg/L; the hardest water is in Limin Khersonisou (600 mg/L), the softest in Pithari (150 mg/L).
100 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).
Greek utilities report total hardness in mg/L CaCO₃.
Cities in Crete, hardest first
| mg/L | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Limin Khersonisou | 600 | 600 | very hard |
| Stalis | 560 | 560 | very hard |
| Gazi | 555 | 555 | very hard |
| Violi Charaki | 410 | 410 | very hard |
| Vassilies | 400 | 400 | very hard |
| Profitis Ilias | 389 | 389 | very hard |
| Rethymno | 380 | 380 | very hard |
| Skalanion | 370 | 370 | very hard |
| Malia | 335 | 335 | very hard |
| Kato Gouves | 302 | 302 | very hard |
| Heraklion | 267 | 267 | very hard |
| Atsipopoulo | 260 | 260 | very hard |
| Agios Nikolaos | 251 | 251 | very hard |
| Nea Alikarnassos | 233 | 233 | very hard |
| Gournes | 226 | 226 | very hard |
| Krouson | 213 | 213 | very hard |
| Tsikalaria | 212 | 212 | very hard |
| Mournies | 203 | 203 | very hard |
| Kato Asitai | 188 | 188 | very hard |
| Mokhos | 168 | 168 | hard |
| Chania | 158 | 158 | hard |
| Perivolia | 156 | 156 | hard |
| Pithari | 150 | 150 | hard |