{
  "slug": "croatia",
  "name": "Croatia",
  "region": "Mediterranean",
  "intro": "Short island hops between Split, Hvar, Vis and Korčula. Mali brodari counts a larger charter fleet in Croatia (3,761 vessels) than in Greece (2,542) ([Mali brodari](https://malibrodari.hr/en/croatia-has-more-charter-boats-than-greece-but-earns-less/), checked 28 Oct 2026).",
  "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/croatia/",
  "markdown_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/croatia.md",
  "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/destinations/croatia.json",
  "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=croatia&pos=api",
  "prices": {
    "currency": "EUR",
    "catamaran_monthly": [
      {
        "area": "Croatia",
        "boat_type": "catamaran",
        "unit": "EUR, average weekly asking price",
        "what_it_is": "12 Knots' published \"average weekly cost\" for catamarans per departure month. Mixes bareboat and crewed listings and all boat sizes; asking prices, not final transaction prices.",
        "listed_boats": 1334,
        "unique_boats_in_sample": 1036,
        "months": [
          {
            "month": 1,
            "name": "January",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 3806,
            "season_label": "shoulder",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 7
          },
          {
            "month": 2,
            "name": "February",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 3801,
            "season_label": "low",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 7
          },
          {
            "month": 3,
            "name": "March",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 3558,
            "season_label": "low",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 0
          },
          {
            "month": 4,
            "name": "April",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 3568,
            "season_label": "low",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 0
          },
          {
            "month": 5,
            "name": "May",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 5309,
            "season_label": "shoulder",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 49
          },
          {
            "month": 6,
            "name": "June",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 7990,
            "season_label": "peak",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 125
          },
          {
            "month": 7,
            "name": "July",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 9324,
            "season_label": "peak",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 162
          },
          {
            "month": 8,
            "name": "August",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 8874,
            "season_label": "peak",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 149
          },
          {
            "month": 9,
            "name": "September",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 6685,
            "season_label": "shoulder",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 88
          },
          {
            "month": 10,
            "name": "October",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 3957,
            "season_label": "shoulder",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 11
          },
          {
            "month": 11,
            "name": "November",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 3969,
            "season_label": "shoulder",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 12
          },
          {
            "month": 12,
            "name": "December",
            "avg_weekly_eur": 4037,
            "season_label": "shoulder",
            "pct_above_cheapest_month": 13
          }
        ],
        "derived": "season_label (3 cheapest months = low, 3 priciest = peak, others shoulder) and pct_above_cheapest_month are our arithmetic on the source's 12 figures",
        "summary": {
          "area": "Croatia",
          "min_eur": 3558,
          "max_eur": 9324,
          "cheapest_month": {
            "month": 3,
            "name": "March"
          },
          "priciest_month": {
            "month": 7,
            "name": "July"
          },
          "mean_eur": 5407,
          "derived": "min, max and mean of the 12 monthly averages are our arithmetic",
          "source": {
            "id": "k12_croatia",
            "name": "12 Knots",
            "title": "Catamaran charter in Croatia",
            "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/mediterranean-sea/croatia/catamaran-charter/",
            "checked": "2026-10-27",
            "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
          }
        },
        "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=croatia&pos=api",
        "source": {
          "id": "k12_croatia",
          "name": "12 Knots",
          "title": "Catamaran charter in Croatia",
          "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/mediterranean-sea/croatia/catamaran-charter/",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
        }
      }
    ],
    "annual_2026": {
      "catamaran_avg_weekly_eur": 6258,
      "sailboat_avg_weekly_eur": 2753,
      "what_it_is": "Mali brodari: 2026 average weekly price (analysis by čarter.hr of yacht-rent.com data).",
      "source": {
        "id": "malibrodari",
        "name": "Mali brodari",
        "title": "Croatia has more charter boats than Greece, but earns less",
        "url": "https://malibrodari.hr/en/croatia-has-more-charter-boats-than-greece-but-earns-less/",
        "checked": "2026-10-28",
        "note": "Updated 18 June 2026. Analysis prepared by čarter.hr using yacht-rent.com data; credited to Lider. The page says \"average weekly price of a catamaran\" and does not say bareboat. Attribution re-read 28 Oct 2026."
      }
    },
    "cost_table_catamaran": {
      "area": "Croatia",
      "listed_boat_price_eur": 6105,
      "skipper_per_day_eur": 200,
      "port_fee_per_night_eur": 135,
      "fuel_per_week_eur": 262,
      "security_deposit_eur": 4000,
      "damage_waiver_eur": 230,
      "mandatory_extras_eur": 450,
      "note": "The Globe Sailor's budget table: averages for boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people, prices recorded September 2026. The table does not state a period for every column: skipper per day and port fee per night are read from the article text and fuel per week is our reading. The \"Boat\" column has no stated period, so it is not a weekly price.",
      "source": {
        "id": "globesailor_costs",
        "name": "The Globe Sailor",
        "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
        "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
        "checked": "2026-10-28",
        "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
      }
    },
    "cost_table_sailboat": {
      "area": "Croatia",
      "listed_boat_price_eur": 3800,
      "skipper_per_day_eur": 200,
      "port_fee_per_night_eur": 75,
      "fuel_per_week_eur": 87,
      "security_deposit_eur": 2750,
      "damage_waiver_eur": 131,
      "mandatory_extras_eur": 295,
      "note": "The Globe Sailor's budget table: averages for boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people, prices recorded September 2026. The table does not state a period for every column: skipper per day and port fee per night are read from the article text and fuel per week is our reading. The \"Boat\" column has no stated period, so it is not a weekly price.",
      "source": {
        "id": "globesailor_costs",
        "name": "The Globe Sailor",
        "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
        "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
        "checked": "2026-10-28",
        "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
      }
    },
    "not_verified": [
      "motor yacht averages",
      "gulet averages",
      "crewed / luxury averages",
      "monthly monohull prices"
    ]
  },
  "season": {
    "summary_markdown": "Prices climb from May, peak in July and August, and fall back after September. Monthly figures are 12 Knots' published \"average weekly cost\" for catamarans in Croatia. They mix bareboat and crewed listings and all boat sizes, and they are asking prices, not final transaction prices. Mali brodari reports an annual sailboat occupancy of 32.5% in Croatia versus 43.6% in Greece ([Mali brodari](https://malibrodari.hr/en/croatia-has-more-charter-boats-than-greece-but-earns-less/), checked 28 Oct 2026).",
    "cheapest_months": [
      {
        "area": "Croatia",
        "months": [
          {
            "month": 2,
            "name": "February"
          },
          {
            "month": 3,
            "name": "March"
          },
          {
            "month": 4,
            "name": "April"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "peak_months": [
      {
        "area": "Croatia",
        "months": [
          {
            "month": 6,
            "name": "June"
          },
          {
            "month": 7,
            "name": "July"
          },
          {
            "month": 8,
            "name": "August"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "derived": "cheapest and peak months are our ranking of the monthly averages",
    "notes": []
  },
  "licence": {
    "summary": "Licence required; VHF SRC on board",
    "tag": "Licence required",
    "details_markdown": "The RYA lists evidence of competence as **essential** in Croatia and recommends the ICC ([RYA](https://www.rya.org.uk/knowledge/abroad/icc/evidence-of-competence-abroad), checked 28 Oct 2026). Anchor adds that someone on board (not necessarily the skipper) must hold a valid **VHF Short Range Certificate** ([Anchor (formerly Helm)](https://www.anchor.yt/article/bareboat-licences), checked 27 Oct 2026). The Moorings lists Croatia among destinations where the skipper must show proof of qualifications ([The Moorings](https://www.moorings.com/experience-guide/level-3-sail), checked 27 Oct 2026).",
    "caveat": "Licence rules change and charter companies can be stricter than the law. Confirm with the operator."
  },
  "weather": {
    "place": "Split",
    "lat": 43.508,
    "lon": 16.44,
    "years": "2016-2025",
    "months": [
      {
        "month": 1,
        "name": "January",
        "air_temp_c": 7.5,
        "mean_wind_kn": 9
      },
      {
        "month": 2,
        "name": "February",
        "air_temp_c": 8.9,
        "mean_wind_kn": 8.9
      },
      {
        "month": 3,
        "name": "March",
        "air_temp_c": 10.4,
        "mean_wind_kn": 8.7
      },
      {
        "month": 4,
        "name": "April",
        "air_temp_c": 13.5,
        "mean_wind_kn": 7.8
      },
      {
        "month": 5,
        "name": "May",
        "air_temp_c": 17.6,
        "mean_wind_kn": 7
      },
      {
        "month": 6,
        "name": "June",
        "air_temp_c": 23.1,
        "mean_wind_kn": 6.1
      },
      {
        "month": 7,
        "name": "July",
        "air_temp_c": 25.9,
        "mean_wind_kn": 6.4
      },
      {
        "month": 8,
        "name": "August",
        "air_temp_c": 26.1,
        "mean_wind_kn": 6.4
      },
      {
        "month": 9,
        "name": "September",
        "air_temp_c": 21.6,
        "mean_wind_kn": 6.9
      },
      {
        "month": 10,
        "name": "October",
        "air_temp_c": 17.3,
        "mean_wind_kn": 7.4
      },
      {
        "month": 11,
        "name": "November",
        "air_temp_c": 13.1,
        "mean_wind_kn": 9
      },
      {
        "month": 12,
        "name": "December",
        "air_temp_c": 9.5,
        "mean_wind_kn": 8.4
      }
    ],
    "what_it_is": "Our calculation: per month, mean over 2016–2025 of NASA POWER monthly 2 m air temperature (T2M, °C) and 10 m wind speed (WS10M, m/s converted to knots with 1 m/s = 3600/1852 kn), at one reference point; POWER's meteorological grid is 0.5° latitude by 0.625° longitude. Not a forecast, not gusts, not sea conditions.",
    "attribution": "Weather values are our calculation from NASA POWER data (https://power.larc.nasa.gov). Credit: data obtained from NASA Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) Project, funded through the NASA Earth Science Division.",
    "source": {
      "id": "nasa_power_monthly",
      "name": "NASA POWER",
      "title": "Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources: Monthly API (T2M, WS10M)",
      "url": "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/temporal/monthly/",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Monthly point data for 2016–2025 pulled on 28 Oct 2026 with scripts/fetch-weather.mjs (API v2.10.0, community RE, parameters T2M = temperature at 2 m in °C and WS10M = wind speed at 10 m in m/s; meteorological grid ½° × ⅝° per https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/methodology/). One request per reference point, in the form https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/monthly/point?parameters=T2M,WS10M&community=RE&longitude=<lon>&latitude=<lat>&start=2016&end=2025&format=JSON (coordinates in src/data/weather.ts). Credit: https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/referencing/ . The pages we opened did not state a licence; NASA data is described to us as free for any use."
    }
  },
  "sample_route": {
    "base": "Split",
    "stops": [
      "Split",
      "Šolta (Maslinica)",
      "Vis",
      "Hvar (Pakleni Islands)",
      "Korčula",
      "Brač (Milna)",
      "Split"
    ],
    "note": "A common loop of the central Dalmatian islands.",
    "what_it_is": "Editorial example route; no distances given."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "k12_croatia",
      "name": "12 Knots",
      "title": "Catamaran charter in Croatia",
      "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/mediterranean-sea/croatia/catamaran-charter/",
      "checked": "2026-10-27",
      "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
    },
    {
      "id": "malibrodari",
      "name": "Mali brodari",
      "title": "Croatia has more charter boats than Greece, but earns less",
      "url": "https://malibrodari.hr/en/croatia-has-more-charter-boats-than-greece-but-earns-less/",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Updated 18 June 2026. Analysis prepared by čarter.hr using yacht-rent.com data; credited to Lider. The page says \"average weekly price of a catamaran\" and does not say bareboat. Attribution re-read 28 Oct 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "globesailor_costs",
      "name": "The Globe Sailor",
      "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
      "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
    },
    {
      "id": "rya_icc",
      "name": "RYA",
      "title": "Evidence of competence abroad (ICC)",
      "url": "https://www.rya.org.uk/knowledge/abroad/icc/evidence-of-competence-abroad",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "No page date shown."
    },
    {
      "id": "anchor_licences",
      "name": "Anchor (formerly Helm)",
      "title": "What qualifications do I need to charter a yacht?",
      "url": "https://www.anchor.yt/article/bareboat-licences",
      "checked": "2026-10-27",
      "note": "Updated 22 July 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "moorings_levels",
      "name": "The Moorings",
      "title": "Experience guide: Level 3 sail",
      "url": "https://www.moorings.com/experience-guide/level-3-sail",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "id": "nasa_power_monthly",
      "name": "NASA POWER",
      "title": "Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources: Monthly API (T2M, WS10M)",
      "url": "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/temporal/monthly/",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Monthly point data for 2016–2025 pulled on 28 Oct 2026 with scripts/fetch-weather.mjs (API v2.10.0, community RE, parameters T2M = temperature at 2 m in °C and WS10M = wind speed at 10 m in m/s; meteorological grid ½° × ⅝° per https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/methodology/). One request per reference point, in the form https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/monthly/point?parameters=T2M,WS10M&community=RE&longitude=<lon>&latitude=<lat>&start=2016&end=2025&format=JSON (coordinates in src/data/weather.ts). Credit: https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/referencing/ . The pages we opened did not state a licence; NASA data is described to us as free for any use."
    }
  ],
  "attribution": "Cite \"Catamaran Index\" with a link to the canonical_url of the page the figure comes from, and name the original source listed with it.",
  "affiliate_note": "book_url links go through /go/samboat, an affiliate link: Catamaran Index may earn a commission on bookings, at no extra cost to the traveller. It never changes the data.",
  "data_dates": {
    "prices_checked": "2026-10-27",
    "sources_rechecked": "2026-10-28",
    "weather_pulled": "2026-10-28",
    "csv": "https://catamaranindex.com/data/prices-2026-10.csv"
  }
}