Zadar
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About
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.
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Why visit
Visit Zadar for museums, galleries, and collections, music, theater, and performance, archaeology and older urban layers. The value of Zadar is clearest when museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, food, and nearby landscape are read together. A good itinerary should stay selective. Use one main anchor in Zadar, then build outward only to places that sit naturally nearby. That keeps the visit to Zadar legible and leaves time for ordinary streets to do their work. Day trips from Zadar work best when they change the reader's understanding of the base, not just the mileage.
When to avoid
Do not visit Zadar expecting every useful 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.
Summer
In Zadar, the warm season usually means June through August. For Zadar, the warm season often means humid afternoons and a need for shaded or indoor pauses. Use interiors in Zadar as part of the route, not just as a fallback from the weather. Plan Zadar so the hardest walking does not fall in the least comfortable part of the day.
Winter
December through February are the cooler or wetter months in Zadar. In Zadar, cooler months can suit museums and performances, though rain, wind, or cold snaps may interrupt walking. This period in Zadar can work well for museums, archives, theaters, galleries, cafes, and short walks, provided the route stays modest. In Zadar, build in indoor alternatives and check transport schedules.
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
Showers
20° / 14°
4.5 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Rain
18° / 12°
6.8 mm
Sun
Partly cloudy
20° / 11°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
22° / 12°
UV High
Tue
Overcast
21° / 13°
UV High
Wed
Partly cloudy
22° / 12°
UV Moderate
Thu
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
27° / 9°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.7h
05:33 – 20:16local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Zadar
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Zadar Airport (ZAD) at 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
ZETVectareFlixBus-euNeckar-DonauBlaBlaCar BusFlixBus-deFlixBus-deOEBB Personenverkehr AG KundenserviceB MetroHŽPP
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Cro-Cop at Dutch Wikipedia.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.