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Whereas the heat can frequently become intense in early August on the mainland coast and in cities such as Split and Dubrovnik, summer temperatures on the islands are generally moderated by a light breeze, making them significantly more pleasant. These general observations do not hold true on islands with less vegetation, such as Pag or Goli otok (‘naked island’), where the heat during the summer months can be well and truly fierce.

Winters on the coast and islands are relatively mild, although frequently rainy (with less rain on the islands than the coast). January is the coldest month, with an average mean temperature of around 8.5°C on northern and central Dalmatian islands. November tends to be the wettest month. Snow is rare in the mainland coastal area (not so the mountains just inland from the coast, which see significant snowfall during the winter months) and rarer still on the islands – even Split and Dubrovnik are unlikely to see more than one day of snow, on average, in January.