Korcula Weather

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Weather Forecast for Korcula – click to see

Weather and Climate on Korcula Island: Korcula Island shares its climate as well as a weather with the rest of Croatian coast. The temperatures tend to get warmer if you go further south along the coast so as Korcula is on the southern part of the country it has a very mild Mediterranean climate, similar to Greece and southern Italy. Its characteristics are long and hot summers, usually dry with minimum rainfall and mild winters that can sometimes feel cold due to cold north winds (the wind factor).

Being surrounded by the Adriatic Sea, wind is as important weather and climate factor that influences nature around the island.

Winds around Korcula Island:

Bura – Bura (Bora) is a north wind that blows from Croatian mainland to the sea. It creates small and sharp waves – more about Bura + Photos of Bura in Korcula + Video of Bora Scura in Korcula
Gregal (Gregale)
Jugo / Siloko – southern, warm wind blowing from the open sea
Levanat – morning wind that blow from the east – read more about Levanat wind
Lebic –
Maestral – Wind Maestral is created due to changing differences between the temperatures of the mainland and the sea, when air above the mainland becomes so hot by the afternoon that creates the Maestral wind which blows from the West to the East along the croatian coast. Maestral is popular summer wind. It brings freshness and breeze to Korcula summers as well as it creates a great playground on Korcula waters for windsurfers and sailors
Pulenat
Tramontana – cold north wind – read more
Windrose of Korcula island

Typically the worst south winds are reported along the south east coast between Raznjc and Prizba. These winds are usually the tail ends of storms and provide excellent conditions for sailing and windsurfing.

More about weather in Korcula:

Cold and cloudy day winter’s day in Korcula with tiny rainbow over Old Town – taken in January . The panorama is “stitched” from 4 different photos. My Korcula Weather video channel