Zagreb in May

Warm; terraces open.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

No other month rates higher than May for Zagreb in this guide.

• ZagrebHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 13 days
• Continental Croatia, Croatia · Zagreb, Plitvice, Slavoniabest weather

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

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.

• Labour Day and Statehood Day

  1 May and 30 May · Nationwide

  Public holidays; shops close.

• Statehood Day

  30 May · Croatia

  Public holiday; parades in Zagreb.

Crowds · Croatia overall

Medium

Prices · Croatia overall

Medium

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

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Zagreb, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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