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The climate of Croatia
Climatologically Croatia can be divided into three parts. The lower coastal areas have a Mediterranean climate with mild and fairly wet winters and dry and warm summers. When you travel further into the interior you directly come across the Dinaric Alps. This mountain range stretches out from north to south along the entire coastline of Croatia. According to many different sources this area also has a Mediterranean climate. However, this is not correct. The higher areas have a continental climate or a moderate maritime climate. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification a Dfb climate. Winters are colder and wetter. During the summer temperatures are also slightly lower than in the areas directly along the coast. The eastern part of Croatia bordering Hungary and Yugoslavia is lower and much flatter than the western part of Croatia. This part unmistakably has a moderate continental climate. The sea has little influence here because this region is situated on the leeward side of a mountain range.

Climate information of places and areas in Croatia
The climate information on this page is only brief. Specific information about weather and climate can be found on the climate pages per area or town. As for Croatia the following climate information is available:

Sun destination
Croatia is becoming increasingly popular as a sun destination. During the summer temperatures here can be compared to those on the French Rivièra. However, chances of rain are bigger here than along the Cote d’Azur. The beaches and the bright blue sea conjure up associations with the French coast.

Precipitation
Croatia has high precipitation figures all year round. However, the amount of precipitation that falls depends on the place and the period you are in. Most of the rain and snow falls during autumn and winter. The most eastern tip of the country is the driest part with about 700 millimeters of annual precipitation. The northern part of the Dinaric Alps get more than 2,000 millimeters of annual rain and are among the wettest regions in Europe.

Winter sports and snow
During the winter most of the precipitation falls in the form of snow, especially in the mountainous areas. The county of Primorje-Gorski Kotar east of the city of Rijeka has developed into a winter sports area. The pistes are situated at an altitude of 1,500-1,700 meters. Snowfall is not as guaranteed as in the popular winter sports areas in the Alps. However, chances of good skiing and cross country skiing circumstances are reasonably high during the winter.

Climate figures
The figures below are based on long term climate records and are a global average for the Croatian coastline. Along the coast several differences occur. The northern part is slightly drier than the southern part of the coast. During the summer there are several small differences in air and sea temperatures. The interior is colder and less stable all year round. We offer climate figures on the following places and regions.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	9	2	2	13		13
February	10	3	3	12		13
March	13	5	5	13		13
April	17	9	7	14		14
May	21	13	8	14		17
June	25	16	9	12		21
July	28	19	10	9		24
August	28	18	10	10		25
September	24	16	8	11		23
October	19	12	6	12		20
November	15	7	4	13		17
December	11	3	3	14		15
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month.

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
January
February
March
April
May
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August
September
October
November
December
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Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.