Šibenik climate — normals and trends
Šibenik (Croatia) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,009 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Šibenik averages 22 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Šibenik has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 38 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -17.7 °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
ŠibenikŠibenik-Knin County
- coords
- 43.73°, 15.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,009mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
37.2 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-17.7 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
90 mm
13 November 1997
Windiest day
53.6 km/h
14 November 2004
Strongest gust
121.3 km/h
1 February 1986
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-24.1 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
6 December 1969
Sunniest day
14.4 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 58 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 12.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 94 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 151 mm | +64 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 60 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 91 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 5 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 44 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 83 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 79 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 75 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 148 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 51 mm | -69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Šibenik?
Šibenik has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,009 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Šibenik?
The hottest day measured in Šibenik between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Šibenik?
The coldest day measured in Šibenik between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Šibenik?
Yes. Šibenik gets on average 10.1 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Šibenik warmed?
Yes: Šibenik warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Šibenik?
The wettest day measured in Šibenik between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1997, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Šibenik?
The windiest day measured in Šibenik between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2004, with winds reaching 53.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Šibenik?
The warmest month in Šibenik is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Šibenik?
Šibenik receives on average 1,009 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Šibenik?
Šibenik 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 Šibenik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Šibenik between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1969, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Šibenik?
Yes: Šibenik has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Šibenik?
In Šibenik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 11 August 2025, and the lowest was -24.1 °C on 23 January 1942.
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