The best time to visit Split
Split month by month in numbers — July is both warmest and driest, November wettest, and June and September strike the best balance of heat and crowds.
- Warmest
- July, averaging 27.9 °C
- Coldest
- January, averaging 7.5 °C
- Driest
- July, 2 rainy days
Split has a Mediterranean climate: hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. July is both the warmest month, averaging 27.9 °C, and the driest, with just two rainy days; November is the opposite, at 12.8 °C and fourteen rainy days. Jun · Sep sit in the middle — warm enough for the sea, without August's crowds.
Split month by month
Temperature is the mean over the whole day (not the daily high), and a rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain; averages for 2021–2024.
Hot and dry
July and August average more than 27 °C by day and bring the least rain of the year — just two days in July. Travel then and the cellars and museums go in the morning, while it is still cool, and the sea and the beach in the afternoon.
Rain, not cold
Winter in Split rarely averages below 7 °C, but November and December carry the most rainy days of the year — 14 and 13. Snow is rare here; what you notice is rain, not frost.
The islands depend on the weather
Catamarans and ferries to Hvar, Brač and Vis run all year, though less often out of season; the Krka National Park boat is included in the ticket only from April to October, outside that the falls are reached on foot, at your own pace.
The best balance
The same rule holds for Split as for most of Dalmatia: June and September carry enough warmth for swimming at Bačvice and Kašjuni, without the peak crowds that come with August. July and August add the height of summer and the most people on the Peristyle.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
What is the best month to visit Split?
June and September (Jun · Sep) — warm enough for the sea, without August's crowds.
How hot does Split get in summer?
July and August average over 27 °C by day; July is also the driest month of the year, with just two rainy days.
When does Split get the most rain?
In November, averaging 14 rainy days a month — the most of the year.
Ready for Split?
Where to next
Getting around Split
→The airport is west of the city, the bus reaches the centre in 50–75 min, traffic-dependent, and from there…
Hvar · 37 km
→Nightlife at one end, a field divided twenty-four centuries ago at the other
How well does Split suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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