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When is Milky Way season in Croatia?

On moonless nights the bright core of the Milky Way stands clear of the horizon in Croatia from April to August. It climbs highest in the south: about 18° above the horizon in Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, and only about 15° in Bjelovar, Bjelovar-Bilogora.

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Night-lights map of Croatia with every place colored by its Milky Way core nights in 2027

When is Milky Way season in each part of Croatia?

The months when most of a region’s places have the core up, how high it climbs at the region’s southern edge, the median core nights in 2027, and the darkest place to see it from.

State or regionSeasonCore heightNights in 2027Darkest place to see it
Dubrovnik-NeretvaApril to Augustup to 18°95DubrovnikBortle 5, 95 nights
Split-DalmatiaApril to Augustup to 18°92Biokovo Nature ParkBortle 4, 92 nights
Šibenik-KninApril to Augustup to 17°91Dinara Nature ParkBortle 4, 88 nights
ZadarApril to Augustup to 17°89ZadarBortle 6, 89 nights
Lika-SenjApril to Augustup to 17°86Paklenica National ParkBortle 4, 86 nights
IstriaApril to Augustup to 16°82PulaBortle 6, 82 nights
Brod-PosavinaApril to Augustup to 16°78Slavonski BrodBortle 5, 78 nights
KarlovacApril to Augustup to 16°77Plitvice Lakes National ParkBortle 4, 80 nights
Vukovar-SrijemApril to Augustup to 16°76VukovarBortle 5, 77 nights
Primorje-Gorski KotarApril to Augustup to 16°75Northern Velebit National ParkBortle 4, 84 nights

The darkest places in Croatia with the most Milky Way nights

Bortle 1 to 3 places, by nights in 2027 with the core more than 10° up for an hour of moonless darkness.

    Which months have the most Milky Way nights in Croatia?

    The median place has the core up on the most moonless nights in May. The core rises before dawn in spring, is up most of the night in early summer and sets in the evening by autumn; each place page lists its own nights and the 2027 new moons.

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    How the Milky Way dates for Croatia are calculated

    The positions of the sun, the moon and the center of the Milky Way are calculated for every night of 2027 at each place. A night counts when the core stands more than 10° above the horizon for at least an hour while the sun is more than 18° below the horizon and the moon has set. These are calculated positions; whether a night is clear is only known closer to the date. How it works