Sea temperature - Dugi otok

The sea temperature on Dugi Otok is expressed as the average temperature of settlements on Dugi Otok. The sea temperature on Dugi Otok is conditioned by the amount of wind, the number of sunny hours, the tide, the ebb, and the amount of precipitation. Due to all this, but also the geographical specifics of Dugi Otok, the sea temperature on Dugi Otok can be very different between settlements on the northern and southern part of the island as well as settlements on the eastern and western part of Dugi Otok. The sea temperature on Dugi Otok is optimal for swimming during the summer and reaches its maximum in August. The sea temperature on Dugi Otok has been measured and recorded for a long time in the place of Božava where the State Hydrometeorological Institute has been conducting its research and regular sea temperature measurements for more than a decade. The sea temperature on Dugi Otok is usually higher than the average sea temperature in Croatia, and is similar to the sea temperature in Dalmatia as well as the sea temperature in Zadar.