Split · Month comparison

November vs September

September ranks #1 overall vs November at #9. Croatia's best-kept secret: June-quality weather, dramatically lower crowds, moderate prices.

Split November — the Riva promenade quiet in late autumn, the harbour and Marjan peninsula in the background

November

#9 of 12 months

Worth considering

The off-season sets in: 105mm of rain, very quiet, and most tourist infrastructure winding down.

  • ↑Budget accommodation: lowest prices of the year arriving from late November
  • ↑Diocletian's Palace almost entirely to yourself — rare and atmospheric
Split September — aerial view of Split's red-tiled rooftops and cathedral bell tower with the mountains and Adriatic beyond

September

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Croatia's best-kept secret: June-quality weather, dramatically lower crowds, moderate prices.

  • ↑26°C and sea at 25°C — same conditions as June but with a fraction of the crowds
  • ↑Diocletian's Palace navigable at all hours without July's overwhelming pressure
FactorNovemberSeptember
Weather score
3
9
Value score
10
5
Crowd score
10
5
Events score
3
6
Atmosphere
3
9
Avg high temp15°C26°C
Monthly rain105mm67mm
Daily sunshine4hrs8hrs

November trade-offs

  • ↓105mm: the heaviest rainfall month — persistent grey days with real rain
  • ↓Many seasonal restaurants and tour operators closed until spring
  • ↓15°C max, damp and grey: not the Split of summer postcards

September trade-offs

  • ↓First autumn rains returning: 67mm — some September afternoons turn wet unexpectedly
  • ↓Early September still relatively busy; the significant drop comes in mid-to-late September
  • ↓Island ferry frequencies beginning to reduce from summer maximums
See all 12 months for Split →November in detail →September in detail →
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