Makarska climate — normals and trends
Makarska (Croatia) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,404 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Makarska averages 14 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Makarska has warmed by +2.1 °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 25 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -15.9 °C (on 23 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
MakarskaSplit-Dalmatia County
- coords
- 43.30°, 17.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,404mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.1 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
42 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
32.9 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-15.9 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
122 mm
13 October 1975
Windiest day
46.6 km/h
13 December 1957
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
13 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-21.9 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
12 March 1956
Sunniest day
14.4 h
16 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 75 mm | -61 mm |
| Feb | 11.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 131 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 251 mm | +129 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 83 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 95 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 3 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 56 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 110 mm | +59 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 106 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 17.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 85 mm | -75 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 211 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 12.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 89 mm | -94 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makarska?
Makarska has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,404 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makarska?
The hottest day measured in Makarska between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makarska?
The coldest day measured in Makarska between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Makarska?
Yes. Makarska gets on average 22.0 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Makarska warmed?
Yes: Makarska warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makarska?
The wettest day measured in Makarska between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1975, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makarska?
The windiest day measured in Makarska between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1957, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makarska?
The warmest month in Makarska is July (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Makarska?
Makarska receives on average 1,404 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makarska?
Makarska gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Makarska?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Makarska between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1956, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Makarska?
Yes: Makarska has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makarska?
In Makarska, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -21.9 °C on 23 January 1942.
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