Rijeka in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Rijeka sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 419 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Rijeka's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rijeka's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 6°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 1°C
- Precipitation
- 419 mm
- 34 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.5
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Rijeka in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.
A typical winter day in Rijeka reaches about 6°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Rijeka
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 85 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Rijeka weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6° / 1° | 123 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 7° / 1° | 128 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 10.1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 10° / 4° | 123 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 11.6 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 14° / 8° | 114 | 13 | 0.9 | 13.2 | 3.8 |
| May | 19° / 12° | 120 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 14.6 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 23° / 16° | 94 | 12 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.7 |
| Jul | 25° / 18° | 77 | 10 | 0 | 15.1 | 7.2 |
| Aug | 25° / 18° | 90 | 8.8 | 0 | 13.9 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 20° / 14° | 177 | 11.8 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 16° / 10° | 208 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 11° / 6° | 223 | 14.4 | 2 | 9.3 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 7° / 2° | 169 | 12.2 | 4 | 8.6 | 0.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Rijeka gets around 419 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 11 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.6 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Rijeka?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rijeka.
What to pack for Rijeka in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Rijeka sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 34 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Rijeka in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 11°C across winter — 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 23°C and coldest in February near 10°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 10 to Sep 22 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Bracing |
| Feb | 10 | Bracing |
| Mar | 10 | Bracing |
| Apr | 12 | Bracing |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 23 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 23 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 21 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 18 | Cool |
| Nov | 15 | Cool |
| Dec | 12 | Bracing |
UV index in Rijeka in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rijeka peaks around July 17 at about 9 (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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 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 | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Rijeka?
Rijeka sits at 45.3°N, 14.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Cres, 41 km away.
Topography around Rijeka
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rijeka.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Rijeka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,767 m.
The land around Rijeka is covered by water (44%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (24%) within 80 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 Rijeka (45.3267°, 14.4424°, elevation 12 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.