Croatia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
113km²
Area
188km
Coastline
337m
Highest point
Vela Straža
25°C
Warmest sea
August
3km
To the mainland
When to go to Dugi otok
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (25 °C) and coolest in February (13 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to September.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island of Croatia
Dugi otok is an island in Croatia. It belongs to Dalmatian Archipelago. It covers 113 km², with 188 km of coastline. Its highest point, Vela Straža, rises to 337 m. The nearest mainland is 3 km away.
Getting there
- Zadar Airport (ZAD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 27 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZAD airport (Zadar)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesZadar - Sali, Zaglav - Sali, Božava-Brbinj, Zverinac-Božava
- 3 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Dugi otok.
- 16beachesSakarun, Veli žal, Brbišćica and 13 more
- 21viewpointsPlaya, Kruševac Peak, Peak, difficult to climb and 18 more
- 2lighthousesRt Koromasnac Dom, Svjetionik Veli rat
- 3ferry terminalsSali, Zaglav, Božava
- 15marinasLuka Sali, Stržna, Dugi Otok, Božava and 12 more
- 141named peaksVela straža, Veli vrh, Orljak and 138 more
- 1castles and fortsGrpašćak
- 3ruins and archaeological sitesCrikvina, St. Ivan, Sv. Viktor
- 3dive centresBožava Diving, Diving center Seehase, Kornati Diving Center
- 1waymarked walking routescliff outlook round
- 3campsitesKamp Dugi Otok, Kargita, Mandarino
- 24hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 32restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Dugi otok in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Dugi otok, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
6mountainsPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
Highest point
337m
Vela Straža
prominence 337 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
0.17km²
Mir lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
27.9°C
Mir lake
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
25.3°C
Uvala Triluke
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Uvala Trilukecove25.3°C
- Uvala Grbinecove25.3°C
- Uvala Sakaruncove25.0°C
6 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Vela Stražaprominence 337 m337m
- Zlataprominence 232 m232m
- Gračinaprominence 126 m209m
- Veli Berčastacprominence 111 m198m
- Zastražica181m
- Muravjakprominence 139 m148m
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Mir lake0.17km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 73 m above the sea. 98 % of it is below 200 m.
- 41 %0–50 m
- 57 %50–200 m
- 2 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Sali726 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Night low (°C) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 90 | 100 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 48 | 40 | 47 | 102 | 93 | 129 | 108 |
| Wet days | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +0.1 | −0.3 | −0.8 | −1.1 | −0.3 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +0.5 | −0.9 | −1.3 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.8 |
| 2022 | +1.3 | +0.9 | −0.4 | −0.9 | −0.1 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1.5 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +0.5 | −0.5 | −1.2 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +2.3 | +1.5 | +1.7 |
| 2024 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +2.9 | +1.9 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.3 | −0.1 | −0.4 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q725802) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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