Pula weather in July

In July, Pula sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 39 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Pula's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:38 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Pula is city and settlement in Istria County, Croatia.

Density
971/km²
people per km²
Founded
~176 BCE

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Pula reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Pula weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 709.20.392.1
Feb / 758.60.610.12.1
Mar11° / 708.70.211.63.0
Apr14° / 12°669013.24.4
May18° / 16°648.4014.66.4
Jun23° / 20°476.6015.37.7
Jul25° / 23°394.90158.2
Aug26° / 23°526013.98.0
Sep22° / 20°1159.4012.37.0
Oct18° / 16°12811.2010.75.9
Nov14° / 12°14913.409.43.9
Dec11° / 10410.80.28.72.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pula gets around 39 mm of rain over 4.9 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17122538180
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:277:49
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315.34:287:49
415.34:297:48
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615.34:307:48
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1415.14:367:44
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1615.14:387:43
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1915.04:407:41
2015.04:417:40
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Pula

In seasonPeak

None of Pula's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Pula?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pula in July

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

In July, Pula sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Pula in July

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in July — 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 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 11 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Pula in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pula peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pula?

Pula sits at 44.9°N, 13.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Rovinj, 29 km away.

RovinjCresRijekaKoperPiranTriesteDivačaPostojna

Topography around Pula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,378 m.

The land around Pula is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (25%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
1,378 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Rovinj 29 km · Cres 46 km · Rijeka 69 km · Koper 76 km · Piran 76 km · Trieste 87 km · Divača 91 km · Postojna 105 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 Pula (44.8683°, 13.8481°, elevation 11 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).