Dubrovnik climate — normals and trends
Dubrovnik (Croatia) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,585 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Dubrovnik averages 12 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Dubrovnik has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 21 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 20 July 2015) and the coldest -14.9 °C (on 24 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
DubrovnikDubrovnik-Neretva County
- coords
- 42.64°, 18.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
17.5°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,585mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
12 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.7 cm
Average feels-like high
16.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.9 °C
20 July 2015
Coldest day
-14.9 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
137 mm
6 October 1992
Windiest day
55.4 km/h
13 December 1957
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
13 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-20.5 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
14 February 1994
Sunniest day
14.5 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 100 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 11.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 106 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 333 mm | +193 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 62 mm | -68 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 85 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 4 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 66 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 140 mm | +82 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 159 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 97 mm | -90 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 297 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 74 mm | -120 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dubrovnik?
Dubrovnik has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,585 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dubrovnik?
The hottest day measured in Dubrovnik between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2015, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dubrovnik?
The coldest day measured in Dubrovnik between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Dubrovnik?
Yes. Dubrovnik gets on average 13.7 cm of snow per year and has around 12 frost days.
Has the climate of Dubrovnik warmed?
Yes: Dubrovnik warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dubrovnik?
The wettest day measured in Dubrovnik between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1992, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dubrovnik?
The windiest day measured in Dubrovnik between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1957, with winds reaching 55.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dubrovnik?
The warmest month in Dubrovnik is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dubrovnik?
Dubrovnik receives on average 1,585 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dubrovnik?
Dubrovnik gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dubrovnik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dubrovnik between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1994, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dubrovnik?
Yes: Dubrovnik has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dubrovnik?
In Dubrovnik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -20.5 °C on 23 January 1942.
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