Croatia in January

January is one of Croatia's weaker months (rank 11 of 12): its 10 destinations average 56/100, led by Split at 68 — 8°C and 8 rainy days — while Plitvice Lakes is cooler at -1°C and scores 58.

#11 of 12 months for Croatia · 10 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇭🇷 Croatia, month by month

56/100 in January

Where in Croatia in January

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Split	City	8°C	75 mm · 8 days	68 tier C	—
2	Zadar	City	10°C	111 mm · 11 days	64 tier C	—
3	Pula	City	8°C	112 mm · 11 days	59 tier D	—
4	Plitvice Lakes	National park	-1°C	121 mm · 14 days	58 tier D	—
5	Hvar	Island	10°C	99 mm · 11 days	54 tier D	—
6	Makarska	Beach	10°C	126 mm · 12 days	53 tier D	—
7	Zagreb	City	4°C	65 mm · 7 days	53 tier D	—
8	Dubrovnik	Beach	10°C	142 mm · 13 days	52 tier D	—
9	Korčula	Island	9°C	123 mm · 12 days	52 tier D	—
10	Rovinj	Beach	8°C	77 mm · 9 days	48 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means January is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Croatia in January

Snow Queen Trophy · Zagreb · 2–10 Jan (usually)
Advent in Zagreb · Zagreb · 28 Nov – 7 Jan
Advent in the old town · Dubrovnik · 28 Nov – 6 Jan

Seasons in force

Wind season · 6 places Off-season shutdown · 5 places Ski season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 1 of Croatia's 7 well-known places this month.

Better months for Croatia

June · 88/100 July · 87/100 August · 85/100 Weakest: December · 55/100

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