When to go to Dubrovnik: The climate of Dubrovnik

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Dubrovnik (Ragusa of Dalmatia) is located along the Dalmatian coast in the far south of Croatia. The city tends to have a Mediterranean-type climate characterized by hot and relatively dry summers and mild, rainy winters. But due to its location close to the mountains, the dry period is not as dry as usually occurs in areas with a Mediterranean climate, but there is only a reduction in the amount of rain between May and September.

The rains fall mainly between October and April, but the wettest months are those between October and December, on average there is just over 1,000 mm of rain a year.

The months of June and July are the driest, in a year there are 2,520 hours of sunshine (for comparison the city of Rome has 2,472) while the rainy days are 109. The coldest month of the year is January and the the hottest is August, the average maximum temperatures vary between 28.9 ° C in August and 13.2 ° C in January, while the average minimum temperatures vary between 22.7 ° C in July and 7.0 ° C of January. The average maximum annual temperature is 19.7 ° C, the average minimum temperature is 13.5 ° C.

WHEN TO GO TO DUBROVNIK

The seaside season runs from the end of May to October, the sea water temperature exceeds 21 ° C from June to October, reaching 23 ° C in July and August.

The best time to visit Dubrovnik is during the spring and summer months, i.e. between April and September, months characterized by pleasant temperatures and a good chance of having sunny days.

WHEN TO GO TO DUBROVNIK: CLIMATIC TABLES

DUBROVNIK (RAGUSA) (10 m)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Rain (mm)
January	6,5	12,2	95
February	6,4	12,3	89
March	8,5	14,4	97
April	10,9	16,9	90
May	15,2	21,3	76
June	18,8	25,2	48
July	21,5	28,3	24
August	21,7	28,7	59
September	18,7	25,4	78
October	15,2	21,4	109
November	10,8	16,6	141
December	7,8	13,3	125
YEAR			1031

DUBROVNIK: SEA WATER TEMPERATURE

DUBROVNIK (RAGUSA)
Month	Sea water temperature (°C)
January	13
February	12
March	13
April	14
May	17
June	21
July	23
August	23
September	22
October	21
November	18
December	15

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