Croatia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
271km²
Area
203km
Coastline
569m
Highest point
5,415
People
25°C
Warmest sea
August
1km
To the mainland
When to go to Korčula
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (25 °C) and coolest in February (14 °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, located in the Adriatic Sea
Korčula is an island in Croatia. It belongs to Dalmatian Archipelago. It covers 271 km², with 203 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 569 m. About 5,415 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1 km away.
Getting there
- Brač Airport (BWK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 km in a straight lineCar hire at SPU airport (Split)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesStari Grad (Hvar) - Korčula, Orebić - Dominče (Korčula), Vela luka - Ubli, Termoli-Hvar-Korcula-Termoli
- 1 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 Korčula.
- 51beachesVaja, Plaža Plavina, Plaža Lučica and 48 more
- 11viewpointsLili Josko imanje, Kissing point, Panorama and 8 more
- 3lighthouses
- 7ferry terminalsVela luka, Korčula, Dominče (Korčula) and 4 more
- 6marinasLuka Karbuni, ACI Marina, ACI Marina Korčula and 3 more
- 138named peaksKlupca, Zeča brdo, Vela glava and 135 more
- 1castles and fortsTvrđava sv. Vlaha
- 6ruins and archaeological sitesVela Spila, Forteca and 4 more
- 1dive centresDiving center Tri porte
- 2waymarked walking routesVela Luka - Hum, Camino Korcula
- 9campsitesPotirna, Vrbovica, Autocamp Oskorušica and 6 more
- 94hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 173restaurants, 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
Korčula in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Korčula, each with its own numbers.
7beaches and covesCoastya
4mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
25.1°C
Luka Banja
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
7 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Uvala Prigradicacove25.0°C
- Uvala Prapratnacove25.0°C
- Uvala Potplatcove25.0°C
- Uvala Plitvinecove25.0°C
- Luka Banjacove25.1°C
- Uvala Tankaracacove25.0°C
- Uvala Knežacove25.1°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 165 m above the sea. 66 % of it is below 200 m.
- 18 %0–50 m
- 47 %50–200 m
- 33 %200–500 m
- 1 %500–1,000 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
- Vela Luka3,772 people
- Blato3,282 people
- Korčula2,659 people
- Žrnovo1,401 people
- Lumbarda1,209 people
- Smokvica868 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Night low (°C) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 92 | 87 | 81 | 62 | 51 | 43 | 23 | 32 | 77 | 84 | 115 | 111 |
| Wet days | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
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 | +1.2 | +0.9 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | −1.2 | −0.4 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.1 |
| 2021 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 | −0.5 | −0.7 | −0.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.8 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.5 | −0.1 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.4 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +1.5 |
| 2023 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +0.5 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +1.0 |
| 2024 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +1.0 |
| 2025 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +1.7 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +1.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q13288) · 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 — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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