Dubrovnik weather by month & the best time to visit
🇭🇷 Croatia · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Dubrovnik is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with August and June close behind. Dubrovnik averages about 2,534 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 35 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,534
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 1,251 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 159 m
When is the best time to visit Dubrovnik?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dubrovnik is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (11/100, 143 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dubrovnik?
Dubrovnik gets a lot of sun: around 2,534 hours a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate July (87) from January (11), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 8 destinations in Croatia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 1,251 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 143 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
| February | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 142 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 123 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 91 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 80 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 75 mm | 6 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 83 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 58 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 35 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 38 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 75 | 24° / 75°F | 20° / 68°F | 103 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 71 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 123 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 44 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 161 mm | 1 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 159 mm | 1 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Dubrovnik by month
The sea off Dubrovnik is warmest in July at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tivat Montenegro · 41 km · best in Jul · 2,533 h sun/yr
- Podgorica Montenegro · 84 km · best in Jun · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Sarajevo Bosnia & Herzegovina · 140 km · best in Jul · 2,082 h sun/yr
- Tirana Albania · 175 km · best in Jun · 2,686 h sun/yr
- Split Croatia · 193 km · best in Jul · 2,559 h sun/yr
- Bari Italy · 201 km · best in Aug · 2,531 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mostar Bosnia & Herzegovina · 87 km · 2,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Brač Croatia · 152 km · 2,559 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Dubrovnik compares month by month: Dubrovnik vs Sarajevo · Dubrovnik vs Bari · Dubrovnik vs Podgorica · Dubrovnik vs Tivat · all comparisons
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