Hvar weather in February

In February, Hvar sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Hvar's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hvar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 90 mm; 10.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:02 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 9th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Hvar is town and settlement in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.

Density: 127/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical February day in Hvar reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	9
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	9
10	11	9
11	11	9
12	11	9
13	11	9
14	11	9
15	11	9
16	11	9
17	11	9
18	11	9
19	11	9
20	11	9
21	11	9
22	11	9
23	11	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	9

Hvar 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 9°	114	11.4	0.1	9.2	2.8
Feb	11° / 9°	90	10.1	0.5	10.2	2.8
Mar	13° / 10°	85	9.1	0.1	11.6	3.7
Apr	15° / 13°	76	9	0	13.1	4.8
May	19° / 17°	51	6.7	0	14.4	6.8
Jun	23° / 21°	31	3.9	0	15.1	8.3
Jul	25° / 23°	13	2.3	0	14.9	8.9
Aug	25° / 23°	34	3.5	0	13.8	8.6
Sep	22° / 20°	90	6.9	0	12.3	7.6
Oct	19° / 17°	106	9.9	0	10.8	6.5
Nov	16° / 14°	190	14	0	9.5	4.6
Dec	13° / 10°	152	13.2	0.1	8.9	3.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	50	50	51	52	53	53	55	55	56	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	56	56	56	56	56
Cloudier (%)	50	50	49	48	47	47	45	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	44	44	44	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Hvar gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	1
2	35	2
3	35	2
4	35	2
5	35	2
6	35	2
7	34	2
8	34	2
9	34	2
10	34	2
11	34	1
12	34	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	35	1
16	36	1
17	36	1
18	37	1
19	37	1
20	38	1
21	38	1
22	38	1
23	39	1
24	39	1
25	39	1
26	39	1
27	39	1
28	39	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	light breeze
2	20	light breeze
3	20	light breeze
4	20	light breeze
5	20	light breeze
6	20	light breeze
7	20	light breeze
8	20	light breeze
9	20	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	20	light breeze
24	20	light breeze
25	20	light breeze
26	20	light breeze
27	20	light breeze
28	20	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:33 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42
Sunset (PM)	4:57	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:32	5:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:18	4:57
2	9.7	7:17	4:59
3	9.7	7:16	5:00
4	9.8	7:15	5:01
5	9.8	7:14	5:03
6	9.9	7:13	5:04
7	9.9	7:12	5:05
8	9.9	7:11	5:07
9	10.0	7:09	5:08
10	10.0	7:08	5:09
11	10.1	7:07	5:11
12	10.1	7:06	5:12
13	10.1	7:04	5:13
14	10.2	7:03	5:15
15	10.2	7:02	5:16
16	10.3	7:00	5:17
17	10.3	6:59	5:19
18	10.4	6:58	5:20
19	10.4	6:56	5:21
20	10.5	6:55	5:23
21	10.5	6:53	5:24
22	10.6	6:52	5:25
23	10.6	6:50	5:26
24	10.7	6:49	5:28
25	10.7	6:47	5:29
26	10.7	6:46	5:30
27	10.8	6:44	5:32
28	10.8	6:42	5:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Hvar

In seasonPeak

In February, Hvar sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hvar's rainy season runs September–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Hvar?

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

2.8

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 Hvar.

What to pack for Hvar in February

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

In February, Hvar sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Hvar 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 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 26 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	14	15	18	22	24	25	23	21	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Hvar in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hvar peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	5	6	7	8	9	8	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Hvar in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hvar is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	12	13	15	14	13	12	13	9	10	9	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	9	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Hvar?

Hvar sits at 43.2°N, 16.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Split, 37 km away.

Topography around Hvar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hvar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 605 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,820 m.

The land around Hvar is covered by water (41%), trees (32%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, water (81%) within 16 km, and water (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

345 m

water 41%

16 km

605 m

water 81%

80 km

1,820 m

water 65%

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← January Hvar year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Split 37 km · Solin 41 km · Korčula 61 km · Sibenik 77 km · Neum 99 km · Međugorje 100 km · Mostar 112 km · Bugojno 128 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

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 Hvar (43.1725°, 16.4428°, elevation 0 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	9
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	9
10	11	9
11	11	9
12	11	9
13	11	9
14	11	9
15	11	9
16	11	9
17	11	9
18	11	9
19	11	9
20	11	9
21	11	9
22	11	9
23	11	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	1
2	35	2
3	35	2
4	35	2
5	35	2
6	35	2
7	34	2
8	34	2
9	34	2
10	34	2
11	34	1
12	34	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	35	1
16	36	1
17	36	1
18	37	1
19	37	1
20	38	1
21	38	1
22	38	1
23	39	1
24	39	1
25	39	1
26	39	1
27	39	1
28	39	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	9
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	9
10	11	9
11	11	9
12	11	9
13	11	9
14	11	9
15	11	9
16	11	9
17	11	9
18	11	9
19	11	9
20	11	9
21	11	9
22	11	9
23	11	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	1
2	35	2
3	35	2
4	35	2
5	35	2
6	35	2
7	34	2
8	34	2
9	34	2
10	34	2
11	34	1
12	34	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	35	1
16	36	1
17	36	1
18	37	1
19	37	1
20	38	1
21	38	1
22	38	1
23	39	1
24	39	1
25	39	1
26	39	1
27	39	1
28	39	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	9
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	9
10	11	9
11	11	9
12	11	9
13	11	9
14	11	9
15	11	9
16	11	9
17	11	9
18	11	9
19	11	9
20	11	9
21	11	9
22	11	9
23	11	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	1
2	35	2
3	35	2
4	35	2
5	35	2
6	35	2
7	34	2
8	34	2
9	34	2
10	34	2
11	34	1
12	34	1
13	35	1
14	35	1
15	35	1
16	36	1
17	36	1
18	37	1
19	37	1
20	38	1
21	38	1
22	38	1
23	39	1
24	39	1
25	39	1
26	39	1
27	39	1
28	39	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100