Dubrovnik weather in August

In August, Dubrovnik sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 53 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dubrovnik's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubrovnik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:59 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
24%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Dubrovnik is city and settlement in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia.

Density
2,225/km²
people per km²
Founded
~700 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Dubrovnik reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Dubrovnik weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 150111.19.22.0
Feb10° / 14410.91.410.32.3
Mar13° / 13211.40.911.63.6
Apr16° / 10°13412.60.213.14.8
May20° / 14°9210.3014.46.5
Jun25° / 17°627.8015.17.6
Jul28° / 20°405.7014.87.6
Aug28° / 20°536013.77.3
Sep23° / 16°1399.1012.37.3
Oct19° / 13°19411010.86.2
Nov15° / 24113.70.19.64.0
Dec10° / 195130.58.92.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48911
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
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14919
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318020

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dubrovnik gets around 53 mm of rain over 6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151344371
251344381
351343381
451343381
551443381
661443371
761443371
861543361
961543351
1061644341
1161645331
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1361746301
1461747291
1561848281
1661849271
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1951753250
2061753240
2161753240
2261754230
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2481753220
2591752220
26101851210
27121850200
28131849190
29151948180
30161947170
31182046160

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:437:04
214.34:447:03
314.34:457:02
414.24:467:01
514.24:476:59
614.24:486:58
714.14:496:57
814.14:506:56
914.04:516:54
1014.04:536:53
1114.04:546:51
1213.94:556:50
1313.94:566:49
1413.84:576:47
1513.84:586:46
1613.84:596:44
1713.75:006:43
1813.75:016:41
1913.65:026:40
2013.65:046:38
2113.55:056:36
2213.55:066:35
2313.45:076:33
2413.45:086:31
2513.35:096:30
2613.35:106:28
2713.35:116:26
2813.25:126:25
2913.25:136:23
3013.15:156:21
3113.15:166:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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96.5Intense
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126.4Intense
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156.3Intense
166.3Intense
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186.2Intense
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206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dubrovnik?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Dubrovnik for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dubrovnik in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Dubrovnik sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dubrovnik in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Oct 28 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Dubrovnik in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dubrovnik peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dubrovnik?

Dubrovnik sits at 42.6°N, 18.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Trebinje, 21 km away.

Herceg NoviNeumPerastTivatKotorNikšićMeđugorje

Topography around Dubrovnik

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dubrovnik.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubrovnik has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 901 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m.

The land around Dubrovnik is covered by water (46%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
406 m
16 km
901 m
80 km
1,966 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Trebinje 21 km · Herceg Novi 41 km · Neum 51 km · Perast 51 km · Tivat 53 km · Kotor 59 km · Nikšić 70 km · Međugorje 71 km

Croatia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$27,104
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
87%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 617
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other Christian 5%none or atheist 5%Orthodox 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dubrovnik (42.6412°, 18.1091°, elevation 9 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).