Split weather in April

In April, Split sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Split's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Split's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 99 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:19 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Split reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

	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	29	30
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	14	9
5	14	9
6	14	9
7	14	10
8	14	10
9	14	10
10	14	10
11	14	10
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	14	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	11
22	16	11
23	16	12
24	16	12
25	16	12
26	16	12
27	16	12
28	17	12
29	17	13
30	17	13

Split 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 5°	121	11.2	1.2	9.1	1.9
Feb	10° / 5°	106	9.8	1.5	10.2	2.1
Mar	12° / 8°	102	9.7	0.8	11.6	3.3
Apr	15° / 11°	99	11	0.2	13.2	4.4
May	19° / 15°	71	9.2	0	14.5	6.4
Jun	23° / 19°	42	6.8	0	15.2	7.8
Jul	25° / 21°	25	4.7	0	14.9	8.3
Aug	26° / 21°	40	4.5	0	13.8	8.3
Sep	22° / 18°	103	7.8	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	18° / 14°	137	11.1	0	10.8	6.0
Nov	14° / 10°	222	13.9	0.2	9.5	3.8
Dec	10° / 7°	173	12.6	0.9	8.8	2.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, 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	29	30
Clearer (%)	57	57	57	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	56	56	56
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Split gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35
Snow chance (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	2
2	34	2
3	34	1
4	35	1
5	36	1
6	36	1
7	37	1
8	37	1
9	38	1
10	38	1
11	38	1
12	39	1
13	39	1
14	39	1
15	39	1
16	39	1
17	38	1
18	38	1
19	37	1
20	37	1
21	37	1
22	37	1
23	36	1
24	36	1
25	36	1
26	36	0
27	36	0
28	35	0
29	35	0
30	35	0

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 97% 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	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	98	98	97	96	95	94	93	92	91	89	88	87
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	87	13

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:47 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	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:04	5:02	5:01	4:59	4:58	4:56
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:46	6:12
2	12.5	5:44	6:13
3	12.5	5:42	6:15
4	12.6	5:40	6:16
5	12.6	5:38	6:17
6	12.7	5:36	6:18
7	12.7	5:35	6:19
8	12.8	5:33	6:21
9	12.8	5:31	6:22
10	12.9	5:29	6:23
11	12.9	5:27	6:24
12	13.0	5:26	6:26
13	13.0	5:24	6:27
14	13.1	5:22	6:28
15	13.1	5:20	6:29
16	13.2	5:19	6:30
17	13.2	5:17	6:32
18	13.3	5:15	6:33
19	13.3	5:14	6:34
20	13.4	5:12	6:35
21	13.4	5:10	6:36
22	13.5	5:09	6:38
23	13.5	5:07	6:39
24	13.6	5:05	6:40
25	13.6	5:04	6:41
26	13.7	5:02	6:42
27	13.7	5:01	6:44
28	13.8	4:59	6:45
29	13.8	4:58	6:46
30	13.9	4:56	6:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.27 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	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Split

In seasonPeak

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

Split'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 April a good time to visit Split?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Split for sightseeing.

What to pack for Split in April

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

In April, Split sees daytime highs around 15°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 Split 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 at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 27 — about 4.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	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	13	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 Split 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 Split peaks around July 15 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	7	7	9	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	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Split?

Split sits at 43.5°N, 16.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Solin, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Split

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Split has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,316 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,975 m.

The land around Split is covered by water (55%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

167 m

water 55%

16 km

1,316 m

water 46%

80 km

1,975 m

water 42%

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← March Split year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Solin 6.0 km · Hvar 37 km · Sibenik 51 km · Korčula 83 km · Bugojno 102 km · Međugorje 106 km · Mostar 112 km · Jajce 114 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 Split (43.5089°, 16.4392°, 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	14	9
5	14	9
6	14	9
7	14	10
8	14	10
9	14	10
10	14	10
11	14	10
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	14	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	11
22	16	11
23	16	12
24	16	12
25	16	12
26	16	12
27	16	12
28	17	12
29	17	13
30	17	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	2
2	34	2
3	34	1
4	35	1
5	36	1
6	36	1
7	37	1
8	37	1
9	38	1
10	38	1
11	38	1
12	39	1
13	39	1
14	39	1
15	39	1
16	39	1
17	38	1
18	38	1
19	37	1
20	37	1
21	37	1
22	37	1
23	36	1
24	36	1
25	36	1
26	36	0
27	36	0
28	35	0
29	35	0
30	35	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	87	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	14	9
5	14	9
6	14	9
7	14	10
8	14	10
9	14	10
10	14	10
11	14	10
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	14	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	11
22	16	11
23	16	12
24	16	12
25	16	12
26	16	12
27	16	12
28	17	12
29	17	13
30	17	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	2
2	34	2
3	34	1
4	35	1
5	36	1
6	36	1
7	37	1
8	37	1
9	38	1
10	38	1
11	38	1
12	39	1
13	39	1
14	39	1
15	39	1
16	39	1
17	38	1
18	38	1
19	37	1
20	37	1
21	37	1
22	37	1
23	36	1
24	36	1
25	36	1
26	36	0
27	36	0
28	35	0
29	35	0
30	35	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	87	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	14	9
5	14	9
6	14	9
7	14	10
8	14	10
9	14	10
10	14	10
11	14	10
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	14	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	11
22	16	11
23	16	12
24	16	12
25	16	12
26	16	12
27	16	12
28	17	12
29	17	13
30	17	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	2
2	34	2
3	34	1
4	35	1
5	36	1
6	36	1
7	37	1
8	37	1
9	38	1
10	38	1
11	38	1
12	39	1
13	39	1
14	39	1
15	39	1
16	39	1
17	38	1
18	38	1
19	37	1
20	37	1
21	37	1
22	37	1
23	36	1
24	36	1
25	36	1
26	36	0
27	36	0
28	35	0
29	35	0
30	35	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	96	4
23	95	5
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	87	13