Zadar weather by month & the best time to visit
🇭🇷 Croatia · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Zadar is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with August and June close behind. Zadar averages about 2,156 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 40 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,156
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 969 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 26°C / 79°F
- Population
- 67k
- Elevation
- 82 m
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When is the best time to visit Zadar?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Zadar is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (6/100, 90 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Zadar?
Zadar gets a moderate 2,156 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate July (84) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 of 8 destinations in Croatia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,288 hours. The year's 969 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 | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 90 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| February | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 3° / 37°F | 89 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| March | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 75 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 66 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 68 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 79 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 66 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 55 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 40 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 50 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 73 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 102 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 95 mm | 2 | 21° / 70°F |
| November | 39 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 129 mm | 1 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 110 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
Sea temperature in Zadar by month
The sea off Zadar is warmest in July at around 26°C / 79°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
- Split Croatia · 98 km · best in Jul · 2,559 h sun/yr
- Rijeka(Omišalj) Croatia · 139 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Pula Croatia · 144 km · best in Jul · 2,419 h sun/yr
- Ancona Italy · 168 km · best in Jul · 2,309 h sun/yr
- Banja Luka Bosnia & Herzegovina · 180 km · best in Jul · 1,935 h sun/yr
- Zagreb Croatia · 191 km · best in Jul · 2,018 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Brač Croatia · 140 km · 2,559 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Zadar compares month by month: Zadar vs Split · Zadar vs Rijeka(Omišalj) · Zadar vs Pula · all comparisons
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