Korčula weather in April

In April, Korčula sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 107 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Korčula's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Korčula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:17 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Korčula is town and settlement in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia.

Density
24/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Korčula reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1159
2159
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51610
61610
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Korčula weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 14311.80.79.22.4
Feb11° / 12210.9110.22.7
Mar14° / 11210.30.511.64.1
Apr17° / 11°10710.9013.15.4
May21° / 15°768.6014.46.9
Jun26° / 19°505.6015.17.9
Jul28° / 22°244.1014.87.3
Aug28° / 22°504.9013.87.2
Sep24° / 18°1317.9012.37.4
Oct20° / 14°15711.1010.86.4
Nov15° / 10°21513.80.19.54.4
Dec11° / 18312.80.38.92.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85743
95644
105743
115743
125644
135743
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255644
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305842

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Korčula gets around 107 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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434
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736
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937
1037
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2237
2337
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3035

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139730
149640
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189460
199370
209280
219190
2289110
2387130
2486140
2584160
2681181
2779201
2877221
2975241
3072262

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:436:09
212.55:416:10
312.55:396:12
412.65:386:13
512.65:366:14
612.75:346:15
712.75:326:16
812.85:306:17
912.85:296:19
1012.95:276:20
1112.95:256:21
1213.05:236:22
1313.05:226:23
1413.15:206:24
1513.15:186:26
1613.25:176:27
1713.25:156:28
1813.35:136:29
1913.35:126:30
2013.45:106:32
2113.45:086:33
2213.55:076:34
2313.55:056:35
2413.55:036:36
2513.65:026:37
2613.65:006:39
2713.74:596:40
2813.74:576:41
2913.84:566:42
3013.84:546:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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185.4Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Korčula

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Korčula?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Korčula for sightseeing.

What to pack for Korčula in April

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

In April, Korčula sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Korčula in April

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in April — 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 May 31 to Oct 28 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Korčula in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Korčula 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Korčula?

Korčula sits at 43.0°N, 17.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Neum, 39 km away.

NeumMeđugorjeHvarMostarSplitSolinDubrovnikKonjic

Topography around Korčula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Korčula has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,187 m.

The land around Korčula is covered by water (41%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, water (71%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
693 m
16 km
946 m
80 km
2,187 m
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April weather nearby: Neum 39 km · Međugorje 51 km · Hvar 61 km · Mostar 69 km · Split 83 km · Solin 83 km · Dubrovnik 87 km · Konjic 102 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 Korčula (42.9604°, 17.1352°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).