Hvar records about 690mm of rain across roughly 65 wet days a year, which is a 18% chance on an average day. November is the wettest month at 100mm (14% of the annual total) and July the driest at 10mm. Local rain type: brief showers. Hvar is Croatia's sunniest island — summer rain is extremely rare. Leave the umbrella at home June-September. Autumn brings brief Adriatic storms.
Chance of rain on an average day: 18%
Rainfall climatology for Hvar. The live hour-by-hour answer for today loads at the top of this page from Open-Meteo and refreshes through the day — the figures below describe a typical year, not today.
Conditions on this page are recalculated from the latest forecast every time it is opened, for the current date in the location's own time zone. Showing .
| Annual rainfall | 690mm |
| Rain days per year | 65 |
| Odds on an average day | 18% |
| Wettest month | November — 100mm over 11 days |
| Driest month | July — 10mm over 1 days |
| Rain type | brief showers |
| Best dry window | July and August are virtually rainless with 10+ hours of daily sunshine. |
| Worst rain window | November is the wettest month, but even then storms are brief Mediterranean bursts between sunny periods. |
November delivers 900% more rain than July (100mm vs 10mm). That gap is the difference between planning around showers and ignoring them.
No single month holds more than 14% of the annual total, so rain in Hvar is spread through the year — there is no season you can rely on being dry.
Hvar rain typically comes as discrete showers, so a compact umbrella and a flexible plan are usually enough.
Rain falls on about 11 days in November against 1 in July — the frequency swing matters more for planning than the millimetre totals.
Climate normals. Use them to judge whether today's live forecast at the top of the page is typical or unusual for the season.
| Month | Rainfall | Rain days | Chance on a given day | Highs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65mm | 7 | 23% | 13°C |
| February | 55mm | 6 | 20% | 13°C |
| March | 55mm | 6 | 20% | 16°C |
| April | 45mm | 5 | 17% | 20°C |
| May | 35mm | 4 | 13% | 24°C |
| June | 25mm | 3 | 10% | 28°C |
| July | 10mm | 1 | 3% | 31°C |
| August | 15mm | 2 | 7% | 31°C |
| September | 40mm | 4 | 13% | 28°C |
| October | 75mm | 8 | 27% | 24°C |
| November | 100mm | 11 | 37% | 20°C |
| December | 85mm | 9 | 30% | 16°C |
Rain probability is the chance that at least 0.2mm falls at your location — not how long it rains. For Hvar we combine the hourly probability curve, expected volume in millimetres, and the city's own rainfall record into a single umbrella verdict.
| Factor | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly probability | 40% | Peak and sustained chance of measurable rain across the next 24 hours. |
| Expected volume | 30% | Total millimetres, which separates a passing shower from a genuine soaking. |
| Timing & duration | 20% | When rain starts, when it eases, and the longest continuous dry window. |
| Local rain type | 10% | Drizzle, brief showers, thunderstorms or monsoon — each needs different gear. |
Live hourly values come from Open-Meteo and refresh through the day. Monthly rainfall figures are climate normals, so they describe a typical year rather than a forecast.
Hvar records rain on roughly 65 days a year — about a 18% chance on any given day — totalling around 690mm.
November, with about 100mm over 11 rain days. That is 14% of the entire year's rainfall in a single month.
July is the driest month at 10mm across roughly 1 days. July and August are virtually rainless with 10+ hours of daily sunshine.
Hvar is Croatia's sunniest island — summer rain is extremely rare. Leave the umbrella at home June-September. Autumn brings brief Adriatic storms.
No. Probability is the chance that at least 0.2mm of rain falls at your location at some point in the period. Check the expected millimetres alongside it: 40% with 0.4mm is a passing shower, 40% with 12mm is a soaking.