Island of Brac and so, the
town of Milna and also whole area of Middle Dalmatia are
characterized by a very favorable climate. The temperature in
January lies on an isotherm of 7oC and 8oC,
in an area with a distinctive Mediterranean climate; a mild,
mostly moist winter and a dry, hot and sunny summer.
With yearly average air temperature of 20o, and
yearly average sea temperature of 16o, with over 200
sunny days a year, Milna is equal with better known Hvar.
This area is one of the sunniest parts of the central and
northern Mediterranean, characterized by an extremely bright
sky, the mild Mediterranean Sun shining almost three thousand
hours per year, with a high daily average of 7,3 sunny hours per
day. In the summer, it rises even to an average of 11,3 hours,
7,4 hours in the spring, 6,3 hours in the autumn, and 4,2 hours
in the winter.
This high rate of sunny weather has an influence on the
relatively high yearly and daily temperature of the air. A
medium January approximate of 7,8o makes this area
the warmest part on the Mediterranean northern coast. On island
Brac the temperature very occasionally drops below 0oC;
on the other hand, more than a hundred days have a temperature
of more than 25oC, and more than fifty days above 30oC.
This favorable climate and the flow of warm sea currents have an
influence on the high temperature of the sea, with a summer
average of 22,6o C, that is, an average yearly
approximate of 17,5oC.
The
local and periodical (seasonal) winds also help to maintain a
favorable climate. Among them, the most distinct are the local
winds "jugo" (south-east wind) and the "bura"
(north-east wind), which show up during the entire year, but
especially well marked during the winter, when their bioclimatic
activity is at it's peak. In the early spring and summer, the
most characteristic wind is the Maestral which has important
thermoregulation activity, because as it is a sea wind, it
brings a favorable coolness. The Maestral is replaced by the
night breeze from the north (burin), which cools the overheated
dry land. Also in summer blow some other winds: tramontana
(northwest), Levant (eastern) and Lebic (western), but they are
less frequent.
Rainfall
on the this area also has Mediterranean characteristics. The
wettest months are November and December and driest July and
August. It amounts to only 809 mm yearly, but it is favorably
dispersed, so that the spring and especially the summer is
mostly dry, while moderate rains fall in autumn and winter
season. Snow is an exceptionally rare phenomenon.
With yearly average air temperature of 20o, and
yearly average sea temperature of 16o, with over 200
sunny days a year, Milna is equal with better known Hvar.
This area is one of the sunniest parts of the central and
northern Mediterranean, characterized by an extremely bright
sky, the mild Mediterranean Sun shining almost three thousand
hours per year, with a high daily average of 7,3 sunny hours per
day. In the summer, it rises even to an average of 11,3 hours,
7,4 hours in the spring, 6,3 hours in the autumn, and 4,2 hours
in the winter.
The
local and periodical (seasonal) winds also help to maintain a
favorable climate. Among them, the most distinct are the local
winds "jugo" (south-east wind) and the "bura"
(north-east wind), which show up during the entire year, but
especially well marked during the winter, when their bioclimatic
activity is at it's peak. In the early spring and summer, the
most characteristic wind is the Maestral which has important
thermoregulation activity, because as it is a sea wind, it
brings a favorable coolness. The Maestral is replaced by the
night breeze from the north (burin), which cools the overheated
dry land. Also in summer blow some other winds: tramontana
(northwest), Levant (eastern) and Lebic (western), but they are
less frequent.
Rainfall
on the this area also has Mediterranean characteristics. The
wettest months are November and December and driest July and
August. It amounts to only 809 mm yearly, but it is favorably
dispersed, so that the spring and especially the summer is
mostly dry, while moderate rains fall in autumn and winter
season. Snow is an exceptionally rare phenomenon.