Europe · Nature travel

Best time to visit Plitvice Lakes

Late Apr–Early Sep, Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.0°C, with 2.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Plitvice Lakes
Photo: Zysko serhii (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Plitvice Lakes season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 8.9)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 8.9)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 14.0)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 20.8)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 26.9)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 27.5)Mid Mar: Good (season score 57.9)Late Mar: Good (season score 58.9)Early Apr: Good (season score 69.2)Mid Apr: Good (season score 68.9)Late Apr: Best (season score 85.9)Early May: Best (season score 86.0)Mid May: Best (season score 85.9)Late May: Best (season score 91.4)Early Jun: Best (season score 95.6)Mid Jun: Best (season score 97.1)Late Jun: Best (season score 94.7)Early Jul: Best (season score 99.7)Mid Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jul: Best (season score 90.1)Early Aug: Best (season score 91.1)Mid Aug: Best (season score 95.5)Late Aug: Best (season score 93.4)Early Sep: Best (season score 94.6)Mid Sep: Great (season score 85.7)Late Sep: Best (season score 91.6)Early Oct: Great (season score 80.5)Mid Oct: Great (season score 84.4)Late Oct: Great (season score 74.6)Early Nov: Good (season score 64.6)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 42.0)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 18.0)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 10.5)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 11.6)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 10.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid4.7°C3.374.0%
FebruaryOff-season7.0°C3.170.9%
MarchOkay10.9°C2.867.0%
AprilGreat15.5°C3.266.5%
MayBest20.3°C3.263.6%
JuneBest24.9°C2.353.6%
JulyBest27.2°C1.942.6%
AugustBest27.5°C1.944.0%
SeptemberBest21.4°C2.858.0%
OctoberGreat16.7°C3.065.6%
NovemberFair10.5°C4.074.7%
DecemberAvoid5.5°C3.673.3%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: GOSPIC(39 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.