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Croatia in August

Mixed month. Hottest and busiest; 5 and 15 August holidays jam the coast roads.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
High
Croatia
Prices
High
Croatia

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Croatia

Hottest and busiest; 5 and 15 August holidays jam the coast roads.

Is another month better than August?

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in August

  • Dalmatian coast and islands · Split, Hvar, Korčula, Dubrovnik, Zadarhot

    Sea 23–26 °C (73–79 °F) July–September; bura winds in winter stop catamarans. Many island businesses shut November–March.

  • Istria and Kvarner · Rovinj, Pula, Opatija, Rijekahot

    Slightly cooler and greener than Dalmatia; truffle season September–November inland.

  • Continental Croatia · Zagreb, Plitvice, Slavoniahot

    Cold grey winters with snow at Plitvice; summers hot in Zagreb. Advent in Zagreb fills December weekends.

  • Brač: Brač island coast · entire islandhot

    Mediterranean; dry summer, mild winter; peak sun July–August, occasional strong winds (bura).

  • Central Croatia: Zagreb and the Sava plain · Zagreb, Sisak, Karlovac, Bjelovarhot

    Continental: hot summers (30 °C (86 °F)+), cold winters with snow and fog. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.

  • Central Croatia: Zagorje hills · Varaždin, Krapina, Krapinske Toplicehot

    Slightly cooler and wetter than Zagreb; hill roads can be icy in winter.

  • Dalmatia: Dalmatian coast · Split, Zadar, Dubrovnik and the islandshot

    Mediterranean: dry hot summers, mild wet winters. July–August 30 °C (86 °F)+; sea warmest Jul–Sep. Bura wind can blow cold in winter.

  • Istria: Istrian coast · Rovinj, Pula, Porečhot

    Mediterranean; sea warm enough to swim June to September. August highs around 30 °C (86 °F).

  • Istria: Istrian interior · Motovun, Grožnjan, Pazinhot

    Cooler and wetter than the coast; hill towns can sit in cloud while the coast is sunny.

  • Kvarner: Kvarner coast (Rijeka, Opatija, Crikvenica) · the bay and the coastal striphot

    July and August are hot and busy; the sea is warmest late July to early September. The bura blows coldest from December to March.

  • Slightly milder and windier than the mainland; ferries run less often outside June–September.

  • Kvarner: Highlands (Gorski kotar) · inland behind Rijekafine

    Mountain weather: snow and closed forest roads in winter, cool nights even in summer.

  • Northern Dalmatia: Coastal Northern Dalmatia · Zadar‑Šibenik corridorwarm

    Peak sunshine June‑August; occasional rain in late autumn.

  • Slavonia: Slavonia (Osijek, Vukovar, Slavonski Brod) · Pannonian plain between the Drava, Danube and Savahot

    Continental: hot summers (30 °C (86 °F)+ in July–August) and cold winters with snow; spring and early autumn are the comfortable months. Rain is spread through the year.

  • Zagreb28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days
  • Đakovo29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Banovci30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Baska Voda31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 4 rain days
  • Baška27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 4 rain days
  • Beli30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 6 rain days
  • Biograd na Moru31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 5 rain days
  • Bjelovar28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bol31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Bratuš30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 5 rain days
  • Cavtat30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days
  • Crikvenica29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Drvenik33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Dubrovnik30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Fažana30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hvar30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 4 rain days
  • Karlovac28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Klek33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 5 rain days
  • Knin31 °C (88 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Komarna33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days
  • Korčula30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 4 rain days
  • Krapina28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Krapinske Toplice27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Lumbarda30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 8 rain days
  • Makarska30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 5 rain days
  • Malinska29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Maslinica31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 4 rain days
  • Medulin30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Milna31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 3 rain days
  • Motovun29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 3 rain days
  • Murter30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 5 rain days
  • Nin30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Njivice30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 7 rain days
  • Novalja33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 4 rain days
  • Omiš31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 4 rain days
  • Opatija30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 4 rain days
  • Orebić32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 4 rain days
  • Osijek29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Pag29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 3 rain days
  • Ploče31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 4 rain days
  • Poreč30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Premantura29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 7 rain days
  • Promajna31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Pula29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days
  • Punat29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days
  • Rab29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ražanac30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 7 rain days
  • Rijeka29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 8 rain days
  • Rovinj28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 3 rain days
  • Rtina30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 7 rain days
  • Samobor28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Senj30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 7 rain days
  • Šibenik30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sisak28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Slavonski Brod28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 7 rain days
  • Solta31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days
  • Split30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 4 rain days
  • Ston32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days
  • Supetar33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 4 rain days
  • Town Krk30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 7 rain days
  • Trogir30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ugljan31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Umag30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days
  • Unije30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days
  • Varaždin28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 6 rain days
  • Vinisce31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 5 rain days
  • Vis31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days
  • Vrbnik30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Vrbovec26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Vrsar30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 6 rain days
  • Vukovar28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zadar30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day

    5 Aug

    Knin celebrations; peak coast traffic.

  • Assumption big impact

    15 Aug

    Peak of the peak season: ferries, roads and rooms full; Sinjska alka tournament nearby (early Aug).

  • Assumption Day

    15 August · Zagreb

    Public holiday; coast is packed.

  • Summer festivals and events

    Jul–Aug · Zagreb

    Concerts and open-air stages (check).

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Croatia
High
Prices · Croatia
High

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  • Verdict

    Aug: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Aug: High

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 4

    May: 4

August: Hottest and busiest; 5 and 15 August holidays jam the coast roads.

May: One of the best months: warm days, full ferry timetables, Plitvice waterfalls at full flow.

Croatia: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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