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Average Monthly Temperature
°C °F Temperature
30 85 The climate in Croatia is
25 75 typically Mediterranean
along the coast, with
20
65 mild winters and hot,
15 dry summers. Inland the
55 climate is continental
10 with hot summers
45
5 and cold winters. The
0 32 mountainous areas
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec have an alpine climate.
October January
Bela nedeja, Kastav (first Winter St Vincent’s Day, Međimurje
Sun in Oct). Wine festival. The cold makes itself felt (late Jan). Join local growers
Marunada, Lovran (mid-Oct). throughout Croatia, with to toast the patron saint of
Chestnut festival. the temperatures in wine, with tastings, food
Olive Days, Punat (Oct). A great Zagreb and Slavonia and music.
opportunity to participate in the dropping well below
olive harvest festivities on the freezing point and February
island of Krk. Visitors can pick the cold bora wind Feast of St Blaise,
olives to the strains of fluting sweeping across Dubrovnik (3 Feb).
sopile music, then enjoy an Istria and Dalmatia. Processions celebrating
olive-based feast, prepared by But Croatians still the town’s saint.
competing cooks from all over love to go out and Shrovetide sezona,
Croatia, in the evening. enjoy themselves Kraljevica. Traditional
The Town’s Day, Lipik and attend masked ball.
(4 Oct). Traditional festival cultural events. Carnival of
celebrating the town. Costume at the Carnival Rijeka, Rijeka.
December of Lastovo Colourful
November The Town’s Day, Osijek parade in
St Martin’s Day, Dugo Selo, (2 Dec). Celebration of Osijek’s elaborate costumes.
Samobor, Sv. Ivan Zelina, main feast day with music Carnival of the Riviera, Opatija.
Velika Gorica, Zagreb County and dancing. International Violin
(Nov). A traditional wine festival Advent in Zagreb (Dec). Musical, Competition (Vaclav Huml),
that celebrates the period artistic and gastronomical events Zagreb (first half of Feb).
when the must is turned are held in the city’s squares to For violinists under 30.
into wine. celebrate the Christmas season. Carnival, Lastovo.

Croatian Holidays
New Year’s Day 1 Jan
Epiphany 6 Jan
Easter Sunday and
Monday Mar or Apr
Labour Day 1 May
Corpus Christi May or Jun
Anti-Fascist Victory
Day 22 Jun
Statehood Day 25 Jun
Victory and National
Thanksgiving Day 5 Aug
Assumption Day 15 Aug
Independence Day 8 Oct
All Saints’ Day 1 Nov
Christmas 25 Dec
Boxing Day 26 Dec
A Baroque music ensemble playing in the cathedral, Varaždin

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