CLIMATE
Croatia is located in the mid-latitudes and is influenced by some of the same types of climatic conditions that exist in the northern continental United States. The mountainous terrain over most of the country creates a great deal of climatic diversity. Since the diversity is much like that over many parts of the United States, major acclimatization should not be a problem.
The mean daily summertime temperatures in Croatia at lower elevations range from 70o F to the low 90s, with much cooler temperatures in the mountains. The mean daily wintertime temperatures at low elevations range from the mid-teens to the low 50s, with cooler temperatures in the interior and warmer temperatures on the Adriatic coast.
Mean annual precipitation averages less than 1,000 millimeters (mm) (40 inches) along the Adriatic Coast, up to 3,000 mm (120 inches) in the interior highlands, and between 800 and 1,000 mm (32 to 40 inches) in the northern plains.
Mean relative humidity is moderate to high along the coast, and averages 80 to 95 percent in the mornings and 60 to 70 percent in the afternoons at interior locations. The drying effect of downslope winds causes relative humidity averages of 60 to 80 percent in the early mornings and 50 to 70 percent in the afternoons along the coast. Relative humidity is usually highest in autumn and winter and lowest in summer. Winter weather along the Dalmatian coast is characterized by a strong wind, called bura, which may blow for days at a time.
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