Dubrovnik weather in February

In February, Dubrovnik sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 144 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dubrovnik's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubrovnik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
144 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:54 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical February day in Dubrovnik reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Dubrovnik weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
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95248
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Dubrovnik gets around 144 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:104:52
29.77:094:53
39.87:084:55
49.87:074:56
59.97:064:57
69.97:054:59
79.97:045:00
810.07:035:01
910.07:025:02
1010.17:005:04
1110.16:595:05
1210.16:585:06
1310.26:575:08
1410.26:555:09
1510.36:545:10
1610.36:535:12
1710.46:515:13
1810.46:505:14
1910.46:495:15
2010.56:475:17
2110.56:465:18
2210.66:445:19
2310.66:435:21
2410.76:415:22
2510.76:405:23
2610.86:385:24
2710.86:375:26
2810.96:355:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.69 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 — February's 2.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
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172.8Moderate
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192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Dubrovnik?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dubrovnik.

What to pack for Dubrovnik in February

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

In February, Dubrovnik sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Dubrovnik in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in February — 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 February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. 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
February 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).