Croatia vs Spain

Long pool with loungers and umbrellas overlooking Adriatic Sea and forested coastline at Girandella Resort, Valamar Collection.

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Croatia and Spain, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Croatia compared with Spain
Croatia	Measure	Spain
–	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
11	Resorts in our catalog	33 (better)
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$35–$245/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$64–$472/night pp
3 of 11	Adults-only resorts	7 of 33
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
October–December	Rainy season	September–November brings the odd storm; winters are mild and quiet
June and September; July–August for full beach season	Sweet spot	June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season
Euro	Currency	Euro

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Croatia and Spain
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Croatia · high °F	50	52	57	63	72	80	85	85	77	68	58	52
Spain · high °F	59	60	63	66	73	81	86	87	81	73	65	60
Croatia · rain (in)	3.1	2.7	2.8	3.1	2.4	1.9	1.0	1.6	3.2	3.4	4.5	3.8
Spain · rain (in)	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.3	1.9

Approximate climate normals for Split / Makarska Riviera and Mallorca: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.