Korčula weather in January

In January, Korčula sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 143 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Korčula's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Korčula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
143 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:26 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Korčula reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Korčula weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Korčula gets around 143 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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31384

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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 (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, 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 January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 4:21 PM to 4:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:284:21
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129.17:274:31
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159.17:264:34
169.27:264:36
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199.27:244:39
209.37:244:40
219.37:234:41
229.37:234:43
239.47:224:44
249.47:214:45
259.47:214:46
269.57:204:48
279.57:194:49
289.57:184:50
299.67:174:51
309.67:174:53
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.78 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 — January's 1.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Korčula

In seasonPeak

In January, 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 January a good time to visit Korčula?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Korčula.

What to pack for Korčula in January

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

In January, Korčula sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Korčula in January

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

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. 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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January 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).