Climate averages 1991–2020
Split weather
in April.
A mild, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Split: daytime highs average 17.2°C and nights cool to about 9.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 99 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes April a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 23 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mostar (112 km away). In April its highs average 17.4°C, about as warm as Split, with 147 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Croatia, Split ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest April highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 4 cities is 17.0°C; Split is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 99 mm to 71 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Split climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 121 | 11.2 | 9.39 h |
| February | 10.9°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 107 | 9.8 | 10.510 h |
| March | 13.8°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 102 | 9.7 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 17.2°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 99 | 11.0 | 13.413 h |
| May | 21.6°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 71 | 9.2 | 14.715 h |
| June | 25.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 42 | 6.7 | 15.415 h |
| July | 28.8°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 25 | 4.6 | 15.115 h |
| August | 29.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 40 | 4.5 | 14.014 h |
| September | 24.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 103 | 7.7 | 12.613 h |
| October | 19.8°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 137 | 11.1 | 11.111 h |
| November | 15.1°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 222 | 13.9 | 9.710 h |
| December | 11.1°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 173 | 12.6 | 9.09 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Mostar in AprilBosnia and Herzegovina · 112 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 6.7°C · 147 mm rain
- Zenica in AprilBosnia and Herzegovina · 140 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 5.9°C · 106 mm rain
- Bihać in AprilBosnia and Herzegovina · 152 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 6.0°C · 110 mm rain
- Banja Luka in AprilBosnia and Herzegovina · 154 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 5.5°C · 92 mm rain
- Ilidža in AprilBosnia and Herzegovina · 154 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 5.3°C · 109 mm rain
- Sarajevo in AprilBosnia and Herzegovina · 159 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 5.0°C · 109 mm rain
- Tuzla in AprilBosnia and Herzegovina · 212 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.6°C · 96 mm rain
- Pescara in AprilItaly · 216 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 8.8°C · 62 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Split) is explained once on the Split year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.