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
Going from a maximum of +63°F during the day to a minimum of +34°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +52°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 37% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +63°F to +52°F.
Is Dubrovnik warm or cold in January?
Dubrovnik is typically chill in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +55°F to +52°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +46°F to +45°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Dubrovnik, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Dubrovnik in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +55°F | +52°F | +54°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +28°F | +19°F | +25°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +68°F | +64°F | +66°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 203 mm | 158 mm | 152 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 63% | 61% | 60% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +55°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +52°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 203 mm to 158 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 63% to 61%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 13 to 14.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 15 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Dubrovnik is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Dubrovnik?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Dubrovnik in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+50°F) and the highest in 2007 (+59°F). The driest year was 1989 with only 7 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 371 mm.
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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, 2022.
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.