Zadar

Monumenti sunt immortalia | Monuments are immortal

Why visit

Zadar is a Croatian coast base with Roman ruins, ferries, seafood, sunsets, and a waterfront that can carry a relaxed evening. It works when Dalmatia should feel lived-in rather than only cruise-polished.

When to avoid

Do not visit Zadar expecting every worthwhile stop to be close together or easy to improvise. The map of Zadar is only half the problem. Hours, heat, rain, crowds, and transport decide what is realistic. A safer and clearer day in Zadar usually comes from grouping nearby sites and avoiding unnecessary late or awkward transfers. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Zadar as a base rather than the whole destination.

Plan Zadar

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Zadar

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today

Clear

35° / 23°

UV High

Wed

Overcast

36° / 23°

UV High

Thu

Partly cloudy

35° / 24°

UV High

Fri

Overcast

37° / 25°

0.9 mm

UV High

Sat

Overcast

34° / 26°

UV High

Sun

Clear

33° / 23°

UV High

Mon

Partly cloudy

33° / 23°

UV High

Climate

Summer (Jun-Sep)

Typical highs around 26°C, lows around 22°C. The drier end of the year.

Cold and damp season (Dec-Mar)

Typical highs around 11°C, lows around 8°C. Most of the year’s greyest, wettest weeks.

In August 4

Drag to scrub across the year.

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Weather

28° / 23°

Typical high / low

2 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

14.1h

06:01 – 20:06local

Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest ZAD · 10 km

Getting around Zadar

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators

VectareFlixBus-euBlaBlaCar BusFlixBus-deFlixBus-deOEBB Personenverkehr AG KundenserviceStadtwerke SchweinfurtHŽPP

Operators and modes are aggregated from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications come from each feed’s route type codes.

About Zadar

Zadar, historically known as Zara, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar serves as the seat of Zadar County and of the wider northern Dalmatian region. The city proper covers 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) with a population of 75,082 in 2011, making it the second-largest city of the region of Dalmatia and the fifth-largest city in the country.

Area: 51 km²
Mayor: Božidar Kalmeta
Airport codes: ZAD

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