Split Weather in January
Split in January
The short of it: Split in January averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 6° · rain 71 mm · daylight 9 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
January in Split brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 6°, with about 71 mm of rain over the month. Split's coldest stretch of the year, 11° by day and 6° by night. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 17 min in mid-January, 20 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Split runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Kaštel Sućurac, 5 km to the NNW, is 2° cooler by day.
January in Split, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 18 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaštel SućuracSplit-Dalmatia | 5 km NNW | 10° | 4° | 73 mm |
| Kaštel GomilicaSplit-Dalmatia | 6 km NW | 10° | 4° | 72 mm |
| SolinSplit-Dalmatia | 6 km NE | 9° | 3° | 74 mm |
| KamenSplit-Dalmatia | 6 km E | 11° | 5° | 73 mm |
| Kaštel KambelovacSplit-Dalmatia | 6 km NW | 10° | 4° | 72 mm |
| StobrečSplit-Dalmatia | 7 km E | 11° | 5° | 73 mm |
| MravinceSplit-Dalmatia | 7 km ENE | 11° | 5° | 73 mm |
| Kaštel LukšićSplit-Dalmatia | 8 km NW | 10° | 4° | 71 mm |