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Other winds include the jugo, a moderate southerly (jug meaning ‘south’) that typically brings cloud and rain to the coastal mountains and is traditionally associated with bad temper and ill health. (In the Republic of Dubrovnik during the Middle Ages, crimes committed when the jugo was blowing generally earned a more lenient sentence for their perpetrator, following the belief that the wind had, at least partially, driven them to commit the crime or induced their fit of rage.) The maestral is a brisk sea breeze that tends to blow from the morning to the early afternoon; the široko is a warm, dry southeasterly from north Africa, roughly equivalent to the sirocco in other parts of the Mediterranean.

When to visit

On balance, the best time to visit Croatia’s islands is between April and October, with May, June and September being the best for walking, and July/August being the hottest and busiest (most Croatians take their holidays on the Croatian coast in early August). Wildflowers will be at their most impressive in June. Many hotels and private rooms close during the winter, although prices will be lower than in high season at those which do remain open, and competition for rooms much less. Some ferries operate a reduced service outside the summer months. On public holidays (see ‘Croatian national holidays’ below) expect shops to be closed and public transport to be considerably restricted.