Split weather by month & the best time to visit
🇭🇷 Croatia · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Split is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with August and June close behind. Split averages about 2,559 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,559
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 921 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 215k
- Elevation
- 20 m
When is the best time to visit Split?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Split is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (13/100, 91 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Split?
Split gets a lot of sun: around 2,559 hours a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate July (89) from January (13), so the month you pick matters. Split is the sunniest of the 8 destinations tracked in Croatia. The year's 921 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 | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 6° / 43°F | 91 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| February | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 89 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| March | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 78 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 65 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 84 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 57 mm | 6 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 85 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 51 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 29 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 86 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 41 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 90 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 78 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 88 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 47 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 126 mm | 1 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 116 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Split by month
The sea off Split is warmest in July at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 13°C / 55°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
- Zadar Croatia · 98 km · best in Jul · 2,156 h sun/yr
- Sarajevo Bosnia & Herzegovina · 167 km · best in Jul · 2,082 h sun/yr
- Banja Luka Bosnia & Herzegovina · 175 km · best in Jul · 1,935 h sun/yr
- Dubrovnik Croatia · 193 km · best in Jul · 2,534 h sun/yr
- Pescara Italy · 212 km · best in Jul · 2,401 h sun/yr
- Tuzla Bosnia & Herzegovina · 219 km · best in Aug · 1,979 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Brač Croatia · 42 km · 2,559 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mostar Bosnia & Herzegovina · 128 km · 2,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Split compares month by month: Split vs Sarajevo · Split vs Banja Luka · Split vs Zadar · all comparisons
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