マカルスカ 12月の天気

Forum posters call December genuinely hit-or-miss on the Dalmatian coast - it could be a mild, sunny 15C day, or cold, rainy and windy; the coast's notorious 'bora' wind can turn nasty, with Split once recording the strongest bora ever measured at 176 km/h. Smaller coastal towns and villages get very quiet with many restaurants and hotels closed for the season, but Split itself, as Croatia's second-largest city and main ferry port, stays lively with people passing through regardless of season. The city does run Christmas market events and nativity displays like the rest of Europe, giving visitors something festive even on the grayer days.

Croatia's forum describes January on the Dalmatian coast, Makarska included, as milder than the interior but still genuinely capable of freezing overnight, with the bura wind making a cold day feel considerably colder through windchill. Coastal snow is rare but does happen occasionally, and posters described the swing as wide - anywhere from around -5C on a bad night to an unusually mild 15C on a good day. Expect wet and windy stretches mixed with clear ones rather than a single consistent pattern for the whole month.

Forum posters call July genuinely hot, regularly above 30C, with the back half of the month singled out as the point where any hiking should shift to early morning or evening to avoid the worst heat. Swimming, by contrast, gets called glorious this time of year. July counts as peak season, though posters note the first half is somewhat more manageable than the crush of full August - one repeat visitor specifically contrasted a pleasant June trip against a July return that felt noticeably hotter and busier. For anyone finding the heat oppressive, posters suggest shifting to shaded activities like nearby caves and forest walks during the hottest midday hours.