Izola is an old fishing town located on the Slovenian Adriatic coast. For many, the spring and autumn climate offers the best time of the year to visit Izola, since the height of the summer weather can be a little too hot for some. July and August always tend to be the hottest months in Izola, when temperatures have been known to soar up to 30°C and more.
When to go – the best time to visit Izola
Summers in Izola are hot and generally sunny. It tends to get overly hot in July and August, when the town becomes busy and hotels need to be booked well in advance. Daytime temperatures at this time hover around 30°C. There are usually more than 10 hours of sunshine a day in July and August, so it’s worth packing some sunscreen in anticipation of the fine weather and clear skies. Evening summer temperatures in Izola are pleasant enough to be able to sit on the terraces and eat outside. However, the odd summer thunderstorm can sometimes break up the sunshine during the summer.
Autumn is a great time to visit Izola, with temperatures at a nice comfortable level between 20°C and 25°C. This means that it’s often warm enough to continue swimming in the sea right through until October.
If you do brave the winter in Izola, it rarely gets cold enough to warrant a hat and scarf (usually above 0°C at night), for example.
Springtime in Izola brings with it a relatively mild climate. From May onwards, temperatures can reach around 20°C, which means that it is sometimes mild enough for visitors to be able to comfortably swim in the sea.
IZOLA YEARLY WEATHER SUMMARY
What’s the best time to travel to Izola in Slovenia? Here are some facts:
– The months May, June, July, August, September and October have a nice average temperature.
– July is the warmest month with an average high of 28,8 °C and an average low of 16,9 °C.
– July is also the month with the most sunshine, with 11 hours per day.
– January is the coolest month with an average high of 8,9 °C and an average low of 0,7 °C.
– September is the wettest month with an average of 118 millimeters of precipitation.
– December and January are the most cloudy months with an average of 12 mostly cloudy days.
– July is the driest month with an average of 56 millimeters of rainfall.
– January is the month with the most snowfall, with a little over 3 centimetres on average.
For more specific information about the climate of Izola, Slovenia, please take a look at the graphs shown below.
A climate graph for Izola, Slovenia showing mean daily maximum and minimum temperature for a month and average monthly precipitation (rain/snow).
Graph showing average monthly hours of sunshine and average monthly number of cloudy days for Izola, Slovenia.
Graph showing average monthly number of days with precipitation, average monthly number of days with snow cover and average monthly snowfall (in cm) for Izola, Slovenia.
Graph showing average monthly number of hot and cold days for Izola, Slovenia.
Swimming season in Izola lasts from mid-May to late October. Image by Ric18Ek / CC BY-SA 3.0
Slovenia’s coastline lays on the beuatiful Adriatic Sea, but despite its short length of a little more than 45 kilometres, it’s very attractive and every one of the towns along it has a distinctive and different character and layout. And Izola is no exception. It’s a romantic little Venetian port town with beautiful old architecture and breathtaking nature. |
| The accommodation options in Izola can be divided into three main categories: hotels, self catering apartments and hostels. |
As Izola is a small old fishing town, there are not many hotels here. Find out which are the ones that we recommend and why. |
If you're not ready to pay high nightly rates for some of the better hotels in Izola, self-catering apartments are a great alternative! It can make one feel this old fishing town life better and provide greater independence, intimacy, safety and comfort. |
Izola hostels are the cheapest kind of accommodation you can find in town, but be prepared for the lack of privacy and quiet. Izola hostels offer housing where a number of people share the same room (or a dorm) and the bathrooms are shared too. Most of the hostels in Izola also feature a common eating room, lockers, some board and card games, and free Wi-Fi. Izola hostels are therefore a good option for travelers and backpackers on limited budget. |