Croatia in January: where is it warmest?
In January, Vis is the warmest place with 12 °C by day, Varaždin the coolest with 4 °C. 0 of 34 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in January, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vis | 14 | 12° | 15° | 4 h | 11 |
| Dubrovnik | 12 | 11° | 15° | 4 h | 12 |
| Split | 12 | 11° | 14° | 4 h | 11 |
| Makarska | 12 | 11° | 14° | 4 h | 11 |
| Hvar | 12 | 11° | 15° | 4 h | 11 |
| Trogir | 12 | 11° | 14° | 4 h | 11 |
| Omiš | 11 | 11° | 14° | 4 h | 12 |
| Šibenik | 12 | 10° | 14° | 4 h | 11 |
| Novigrad | 19 | 9° | 11° | 5 h | 9 |
| Poreč | 18 | 9° | 12° | 5 h | 9 |
| Vrsar | 18 | 9° | 12° | 5 h | 9 |
| Umag | 17 | 9° | 11° | 5 h | 10 |
| Rovinj | 16 | 9° | 12° | 5 h | 11 |
| Pula | 15 | 9° | 12° | 5 h | 11 |
| Medulin | 15 | 9° | 12° | 4 h | 11 |
| Fažana | 15 | 9° | 12° | 5 h | 11 |
| Mali Lošinj | 15 | 9° | 13° | 4 h | 11 |
| Zadar | 14 | 9° | 14° | 4 h | 11 |
| Nin | 13 | 9° | 14° | 4 h | 11 |
| Cres | 10 | 9° | 12° | 4 h | 13 |
| Knin | 19 | 8° | – | 4 h | 11 |
| Opatija | 15 | 8° | 11° | 5 h | 11 |
| Labin | 15 | 8° | 11° | 4 h | 11 |
| Rijeka | 12 | 8° | 11° | 4 h | 12 |
| Crikvenica | 10 | 8° | 11° | 4 h | 13 |
| Krk | 10 | 8° | 12° | 4 h | 13 |
| Senj | 9 | 8° | 12° | 3 h | 13 |
| Rab | 9 | 8° | 12° | 4 h | 13 |
| Motovun | 21 | 7° | – | 5 h | 11 |
| Zagreb | 20 | 5° | – | 2 h | 9 |
| Osijek | 19 | 5° | – | 2 h | 9 |
| Vukovar | 18 | 5° | – | 2 h | 9 |
| Karlovac | 18 | 5° | – | 3 h | 9 |
| Varaždin | 21 | 4° | – | 3 h | 8 |
Croatia in January: quick answers
Croatia in January: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in January are Vis (12 °C), Dubrovnik (11 °C) and Split (11 °C).
Croatia in January: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Vis (15 °C), Dubrovnik (15 °C) and Hvar (15 °C).
Croatia in January: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in January – warm, sunny and dry – is in Motovun, Varaždin and Zagreb.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences