Weather conditions
The climate in Šibenik is very favourable and moderate, without major temperature oscillations. The march of the seasons ensures a favourable weather scale referring to temperature, precipitation, sunny days and wind. The annual insulation, that is the number of the sunshine hours per year, in Šibenik is 2.534,1. The average yearly temperature in Šibenik in January is 6,8 °C and in July 24,8°C
The wind generally influences the climate to a great extent and in the Dalmatian region the most important ones are bura, jugo and maestral (the north wind, the south wind, the landward breeze). Bura is the well-known wind of the Dalmatian area which blows from the land towards the sea and is a cold and dry wind. Bura is most frequent during the cold period of the year, whereas jugo is a south-eastern wind, bringing the warm and humid air. During the warm period of the year maestral appears as well, blowing when the weather is fair, soothing the daily heats on the islands and near the coast.
| The air temperature scale in the Šibenik region | ||||||||||||
| Month | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. |
| Minimal air temperature |
2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| Maximal air temperature |
11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 12 |
The wind generally influences the climate to a great extent and in the Dalmatian region the most important ones are bura, jugo and maestral (the north wind, the south wind, the landward breeze). Bura is the well-known wind of the Dalmatian area which blows from the land towards the sea and is a cold and dry wind. Bura is most frequent during the cold period of the year, whereas jugo is a south-eastern wind, bringing the warm and humid air. During the warm period of the year maestral appears as well, blowing when the weather is fair, soothing the daily heats on the islands and near the coast.
 |
The Solaris’ Certificate for the purity of the sea is the Blue Flag: Since 2004 the Solaris’ White Beach has been the bearer of the Blue Flag – the prestige acknowledgement assigned by the international FEE-organisation (The Foundation for Environmental Education), as a proof of the op quality tourist service – the purity of the sea, the preservation of nature and the quality of the equipment of beaches. |
