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Best climate in Croatia

Of 14 weather stations with good records in Croatia, Dubrovnik Gorica (173), Ploce (160) and Split (158) had the most warm, dry days a year in 2023–2025.

A warm, dry day here has a high of 18–33 °C, no more than 1 mm of rain and wind under 20 km/h. Across the country the best months are May to July and September to October.

Map of weather stations, shaded by warm, dry days a yearGospic: 133 warm, dry days a yearKnin: 137 warm, dry days a yearOsijek: 140 warm, dry days a yearDaruvar: 140 warm, dry days a yearZagreb: 141 warm, dry days a yearKarlovac: 142 warm, dry days a yearRab: 144 warm, dry days a yearKrizevci: 146 warm, dry days a yearPula: 147 warm, dry days a yearSibenik: 148 warm, dry days a yearSplit: 158 warm, dry days a yearPloce: 160 warm, dry days a yearZavizan: 55 warm, dry days a year, mountain stationPuntijarka: 93 warm, dry days a year, mountain stationSplitZagreb
0365 warm, dry days a year▲ mountain stations, far above the land around them2 more stations lie outside this view.

Most warm, dry days a year

  1. Dubrovnik Gorica173 days
  2. Ploce160 days
  3. Split158 days
  4. Lastovo156 days
  5. Sibenik148 days
  6. Pula147 days
  7. Krizevci146 days
  8. Rab144 days
  9. Karlovac142 days
  10. Zagreb141 days
  11. Daruvar140 days
  12. Osijek140 days
  13. Knin137 days
  14. Gospic133 days

Warmest and driest in winter

Warm, dry days from December to February, out of 90.

  1. Knin4
  2. Ploce3
  3. Dubrovnik Gorica3
  4. Karlovac2
  5. Osijek2

Mildest summers

Mild, still days (16–26 °C, light wind) from June to August, out of 92.

  1. Gospic16
  2. Krizevci15
  3. Zagreb11
  4. Karlovac9
  5. Daruvar9

Weather by month in Croatia's cities

Questions

Where is the best climate in Croatia?

Counting days with a high of 18–33 °C, no more than 1 mm of rain and light wind, the places with the most in 2023–2025 were Dubrovnik Gorica (173), Ploce (160) and Split (158) days a year. The median station had 146.

Where is it warm in Croatia in winter?

From December to February, the most warm, dry days were at Knin (4 of 90), Ploce (3 of 90) and Dubrovnik Gorica (3 of 90).

Where are summers mildest in Croatia?

For mild, still days (a high of 16–26 °C and light wind) from June to August, the best places were Gospic (16 of 92), Krizevci (15 of 92) and Zagreb (11 of 92).

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Counted from daily records at 14 stations in NOAA's Global Surface Summary of the Day, 2023–2025, each with a complete record on at least 80% of days. Mountain stations far above their surroundings are left out of the rankings. A station is often an airport and may not represent the whole area around it.