Climate Change Chart of Hvar, Croatia

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

The unweighted mean difference across calendar-month mean temperatures was an increase of +2.13 °C; this summarizes the monthly averages and does not mean that every month warmed by the same amount. The largest monthly increase was in January, at a difference of +4.77 °C. These are monthly mean temperatures, not daytime maximum temperatures.

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall averaged across calendar months had a difference of -0.97 mm/day, indicating a lower aggregate in the more recent period; it is not a month-by-month description. The largest monthly decrease was in January, with a difference of -5.21 mm/day. In April, the largest monthly increase was a difference of +0.10 mm/day. These are mean daily snowfall amounts, not monthly totals.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall increased by +0.07 mm/day, a small aggregate difference that does not describe every month. The largest monthly increase was in March, with a difference of +0.97 mm/day, while the largest decrease was in October, with a difference of -1.51 mm/day. These figures are mean daily amounts, not monthly rainfall totals.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months showed a difference of -0.01 hours/day. This aggregate is close to unchanged at the displayed precision and does not imply that each month was unchanged. The largest monthly increase was in January, with a difference of +0.51 hours/day; the largest decrease was in May, with a difference of -0.56 hours/day. The figures describe mean daily sunshine hours, rather than total sunshine over a month.