Weather in Dubrovnik in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Dubrovnik;
Average weather
Average temperature in Dubrovnik in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +14°C with a maximum of +17°C and a minimum of +5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +11°C.
Is Dubrovnik warm or cold in January?
Dubrovnik is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +13°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +8°C to +7°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Dubrovnik, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Dubrovnik in January
Water in Dubrovnik in January is Cold. It varies from +13°C to +16°C, with an average of +14°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +11°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Dubrovnik in January?
Climate in Dubrovnik in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +11°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -7°C | -4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +18°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 200 mm | 161 mm | 145 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +14°C | +14°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 64% | 62% | 61% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +13°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +11°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 200 mm to 161 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 64% to 62%. Winds are calmer in comparison to December, going down from 5 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 12 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 13 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Dubrovnik is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Dubrovnik?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Dubrovnik in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+17°C) and the highest in 2018 (+22°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 872 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 2139 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Dubrovnik, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.