Metković climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Metković?

Metković has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,493 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Metković?

The hottest day measured in Metković between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2017, reaching 40.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Metković?

The coldest day measured in Metković between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -21.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Metković?

Yes. Metković gets on average 15.9 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Metković warmed?

Yes: Metković warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Metković?

The wettest day measured in Metković between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 2002, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Metković?

The windiest day measured in Metković between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1957, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Metković?

The warmest month in Metković is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Metković?

Metković receives on average 1,493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Metković?

Metković gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Metković (Croatia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,493 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Metković averages 48 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.

Metković has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 67 to 29 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 2 August 2017) and the coldest -21.6 °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

MetkovićDubrovnik-Neretva County

coords: 43.05°, 17.65°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

13.9°C

Average daily high

19.1°C

Average daily low

9.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,493mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

12.2km/h

Seasonal range

20.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

48 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

44 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

125 d/yr

Annual snowfall

15.9 cm

Average feels-like high

18.4 °C

Average feels-like low

7.4 °C

Average peak gust

32.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

14 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.6 °C

2 August 2017

Coldest day

-21.6 °C

24 January 1942

Wettest day

138 mm

11 October 2002

Windiest day

43.1 km/h

13 December 1957

Strongest gust

123.8 km/h

13 December 1957

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

18 July 2024

Coldest feels-like

-27.1 °C

24 January 1942

Snowiest day

16.9 cm

12 March 1956

Sunniest day

14.5 h

22 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.6 °C11 August 2025	-4.9 °C20 February 2025	15.9 °C	1,435 mm	84	23
2024	39.2 °C15 July 2024	-3.4 °C14 January 2024	16.7 °C	1,346 mm	83	16
2023	38.7 °C18 July 2023	-3.8 °C10 February 2023	15.9 °C	1,592 mm	70	20
2022	38.5 °C28 June 2022	-5.9 °C25 January 2022	15.9 °C	1,302 mm	85	31
2021	39.1 °C28 July 2021	-4.7 °C16 February 2021	15.3 °C	1,618 mm	73	26
2020	36.9 °C30 July 2020	-3.7 °C10 January 2020	15.2 °C	1,335 mm	60	33
2019	38.1 °C12 August 2019	-4.0 °C8 January 2019	15.5 °C	1,670 mm	76	27
2018	36.6 °C10 August 2018	-4.6 °C27 February 2018	15.8 °C	1,587 mm	84	31
2017	40.6 °C2 August 2017	-8.2 °C8 January 2017	15.1 °C	1,114 mm	71	39
2016	36.2 °C23 June 2016	-6.4 °C23 January 2016	14.9 °C	1,540 mm	66	39
2015	40.2 °C18 July 2015	-4.0 °C1 January 2015	15.4 °C	1,094 mm	76	39
2014	33.7 °C11 August 2014	-5.4 °C31 December 2014	15.2 °C	1,903 mm	27	9
2013	37.9 °C5 August 2013	-4.9 °C10 February 2013	15.0 °C	2,061 mm	55	33
2012	39.1 °C7 August 2012	-15.0 °C15 February 2012	15.1 °C	1,382 mm	87	51
2011	37.0 °C25 August 2011	-4.8 °C9 March 2011	15.1 °C	976 mm	59	38
2010	37.7 °C16 July 2010	-4.9 °C15 December 2010	14.8 °C	2,151 mm	59	37
2009	36.2 °C16 July 2009	-12.7 °C21 December 2009	15.0 °C	1,785 mm	64	31
2008	37.7 °C14 August 2008	-5.8 °C17 February 2008	15.0 °C	1,596 mm	76	32
2007	40.2 °C24 August 2007	-3.9 °C22 December 2007	15.1 °C	1,328 mm	63	29
2006	38.7 °C29 June 2006	-6.6 °C25 January 2006	14.1 °C	1,208 mm	54	45
2005	38.3 °C29 July 2005	-9.6 °C31 January 2005	13.7 °C	1,553 mm	43	55
2004	37.4 °C8 July 2004	-5.4 °C13 February 2004	14.5 °C	1,786 mm	55	40
2003	38.8 °C19 August 2003	-4.4 °C3 February 2003	15.2 °C	1,341 mm	86	46
2002	36.8 °C12 July 2002	-4.6 °C4 January 2002	14.9 °C	1,836 mm	36	21
2001	38.0 °C10 August 2001	-4.7 °C26 November 2001	14.8 °C	1,452 mm	53	35
2000	37.7 °C22 August 2000	-15.9 °C26 January 2000	14.9 °C	1,423 mm	51	47
1999	37.1 °C10 August 1999	-4.2 °C30 January 1999	14.7 °C	1,484 mm	45	43
1998	37.0 °C2 August 1998	-4.3 °C29 December 1998	14.3 °C	1,521 mm	50	39
1997	32.9 °C29 June 1997	-5.5 °C4 February 1997	14.1 °C	1,013 mm	35	33
1996	34.3 °C11 June 1996	-5.7 °C27 December 1996	13.6 °C	1,957 mm	34	51
1995	34.1 °C27 July 1995	-9.2 °C29 March 1995	13.6 °C	1,624 mm	36	33
1994	36.4 °C4 August 1994	-9.0 °C15 February 1994	14.8 °C	1,006 mm	64	37
1993	36.1 °C3 August 1993	-5.6 °C31 January 1993	13.8 °C	1,193 mm	40	72
1992	35.4 °C18 August 1992	-5.1 °C19 February 1992	13.6 °C	1,216 mm	38	66
1991	34.6 °C13 July 1991	-11.5 °C3 February 1991	13.1 °C	1,418 mm	40	66
1990	33.5 °C2 August 1990	-7.2 °C9 January 1990	14.0 °C	1,212 mm	46	48
1989	33.9 °C10 July 1989	-6.9 °C5 January 1989	13.4 °C	953 mm	29	70
1988	37.0 °C7 July 1988	-4.8 °C22 February 1988	13.7 °C	1,415 mm	47	56
1987	37.1 °C24 July 1987	-9.8 °C9 January 1987	13.7 °C	1,409 mm	52	52
1986	34.8 °C5 August 1986	-5.0 °C11 January 1986	14.0 °C	1,375 mm	39	52
1985	35.7 °C12 August 1985	-19.7 °C13 January 1985	13.8 °C	1,422 mm	50	48
1984	36.1 °C13 July 1984	-5.3 °C27 December 1984	13.2 °C	1,672 mm	21	37
1983	35.4 °C27 July 1983	-9.1 °C16 November 1983	13.4 °C	1,055 mm	38	68
1982	34.8 °C27 June 1982	-6.5 °C6 February 1982	14.1 °C	1,090 mm	48	54
1981	37.9 °C3 August 1981	-8.5 °C21 December 1981	13.3 °C	1,521 mm	25	63
1980	34.8 °C6 August 1980	-16.9 °C5 January 1980	12.7 °C	1,634 mm	20	53
1979	34.4 °C4 August 1979	-14.2 °C8 January 1979	13.4 °C	1,826 mm	15	37
1978	32.1 °C13 July 1978	-5.2 °C16 February 1978	12.9 °C	1,907 mm	15	47
1977	33.4 °C30 August 1977	-8.6 °C5 December 1977	13.9 °C	1,721 mm	24	34
1976	32.6 °C17 July 1976	-16.7 °C30 January 1976	12.8 °C	1,831 mm	14	45
1975	34.9 °C18 July 1975	-5.6 °C10 February 1975	13.5 °C	1,460 mm	24	56
1974	35.0 °C16 July 1974	-3.1 °C24 December 1974	13.4 °C	1,666 mm	27	33
1973	33.3 °C18 July 1973	-13.5 °C1 December 1973	13.4 °C	1,350 mm	34	52
1972	34.6 °C12 August 1972	-4.9 °C24 December 1972	13.5 °C	1,823 mm	15	33
1971	38.6 °C8 August 1971	-11.7 °C13 March 1971	13.5 °C	1,570 mm	37	52
1970	34.5 °C12 July 1970	-13.1 °C18 February 1970	13.5 °C	1,644 mm	34	42
1969	32.3 °C28 July 1969	-7.6 °C4 December 1969	13.5 °C	2,254 mm	18	45
1968	36.8 °C10 July 1968	-15.1 °C14 January 1968	13.5 °C	1,677 mm	15	54
1967	37.4 °C24 July 1967	-16.7 °C11 January 1967	13.3 °C	1,458 mm	42	62
1966	31.7 °C15 August 1966	-14.0 °C15 January 1966	13.1 °C	1,968 mm	5	54
1965	32.5 °C27 June 1965	-13.1 °C13 February 1965	12.3 °C	1,625 mm	16	62
1964	32.9 °C20 July 1964	-6.6 °C25 January 1964	12.8 °C	1,678 mm	11	62
1963	34.2 °C1 July 1963	-15.3 °C24 January 1963	13.0 °C	1,726 mm	28	64
1962	38.1 °C28 July 1962	-12.4 °C19 March 1962	14.1 °C	1,619 mm	71	56
1961	37.6 °C12 August 1961	-7.4 °C21 January 1961	14.4 °C	1,429 mm	49	39
1960	36.8 °C28 August 1960	-12.2 °C19 January 1960	14.2 °C	2,077 mm	26	27
1959	33.6 °C12 July 1959	-10.5 °C19 January 1959	13.7 °C	1,518 mm	27	42
1958	35.9 °C1 August 1958	-6.2 °C30 January 1958	13.7 °C	1,567 mm	28	45
1957	35.7 °C14 August 1957	-11.4 °C21 January 1957	13.6 °C	1,411 mm	33	45
1956	36.5 °C21 August 1956	-17.0 °C17 February 1956	12.6 °C	1,231 mm	39	71
1955	35.2 °C22 July 1955	-5.7 °C27 November 1955	13.9 °C	1,567 mm	14	28
1954	34.3 °C15 August 1954	-11.5 °C4 February 1954	12.9 °C	1,574 mm	33	67
1953	35.6 °C19 August 1953	-7.7 °C10 February 1953	13.5 °C	882 mm	39	67
1952	36.2 °C12 August 1952	-8.8 °C11 February 1952	14.2 °C	1,631 mm	61	45
1951	35.3 °C8 August 1951	-3.8 °C22 January 1951	14.0 °C	1,413 mm	42	31
1950	38.0 °C5 July 1950	-10.4 °C24 January 1950	14.4 °C	1,459 mm	64	42
1949	33.8 °C9 August 1949	-8.8 °C5 March 1949	12.8 °C	1,185 mm	22	67
1948	36.5 °C10 August 1948	-6.8 °C27 February 1948	12.6 °C	1,289 mm	23	80
1947	35.9 °C2 August 1947	-11.0 °C6 January 1947	13.8 °C	1,270 mm	49	59
1946	37.6 °C19 August 1946	-6.7 °C17 January 1946	13.8 °C	1,194 mm	61	71
1945	37.6 °C29 July 1945	-15.8 °C31 January 1945	13.0 °C	1,156 mm	57	90
1944	34.3 °C23 August 1944	-9.1 °C7 January 1944	12.9 °C	1,780 mm	38	80
1943	35.8 °C22 August 1943	-12.9 °C12 January 1943	13.9 °C	1,172 mm	46	52
1942	33.2 °C27 July 1942	-21.6 °C24 January 1942	12.4 °C	1,083 mm	32	73
1941	34.5 °C18 August 1941	-15.7 °C31 December 1941	12.0 °C	1,532 mm	24	79
1940	34.4 °C10 August 1940	-17.7 °C20 January 1940	11.2 °C	1,593 mm	20	104

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.7 °C

+2.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

84 d/yr

+40

Frost days (< 0 °C)

23 d/yr

-25

Annual rainfall

1435 mm

-58 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.3 °C	+3.7 °C	80 mm	-53 mm
Feb	12.4 °C	+2.0 °C	100 mm	-40 mm
Mar	16.4 °C	+2.7 °C	347 mm	+213 mm
Apr	19.9 °C	+2.3 °C	73 mm	-59 mm
May	23.2 °C	+0.8 °C	95 mm	-9 mm
Jun	33.3 °C	+6.6 °C	5 mm	-64 mm
Jul	33.6 °C	+3.5 °C	71 mm	+31 mm
Aug	32.8 °C	+2.5 °C	150 mm	+89 mm
Sep	27.8 °C	+2.3 °C	136 mm	+14 mm
Oct	19.4 °C	-0.5 °C	85 mm	-91 mm
Nov	15.6 °C	+1.5 °C	231 mm	+14 mm
Dec	12.5 °C	+2.6 °C	62 mm	-106 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.6 °C

11 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-4.9 °C

20 Feb 2025

Wettest day

79.9 mm

30 Aug 2025

Windiest day

30.0 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

74.5 km/h

17 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.7 °C

20 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

0.2 cm

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.5 h

22 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Metković?

Metković has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,493 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Metković?

The hottest day measured in Metković between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2017, reaching 40.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Metković?

The coldest day measured in Metković between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -21.6 °C.

Does it snow in Metković?

Yes. Metković gets on average 15.9 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.

Has the climate of Metković warmed?

Yes: Metković warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Metković?

The wettest day measured in Metković between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 2002, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Metković?

The windiest day measured in Metković between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1957, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Metković?

The warmest month in Metković is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Metković?

Metković receives on average 1,493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Metković?

Metković 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 Metković?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Metković between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1956, with 16.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Metković?

Yes: Metković has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Metković?

In Metković, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 24 January 1942.

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