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Visiting Brač in December

BySunMed Guide

Visiting Brač in December

Weather in December: Average high 8.2°C, 65mm rainfall.

# Brač in December: The Island Basically to Yourself

Let me be straight with you: Brač in December is a completely different animal from the place you’ve seen in summer photos. The turquoise water and packed Zlatni Rat beach? That’s another universe. What you get instead is a quiet, slightly melancholy Adriatic island where the locals actually have their home back.

**What it actually feels like**

Eight degrees sounds manageable until the bora wind decides to show up. Then it feels considerably sharper, and that 65mm of rainfall doesn’t come as gentle drizzle — it arrives in proper moody downpours that roll in off the sea dramatically and then disappear. You’ll have days of genuinely lovely pale winter sunshine where the light on the stone buildings in Bol or Supetar looks extraordinary. You’ll also have days where you’re staring at grey water from a café window. That’s the honest version.

**Crowds and what’s open**

Crowds are essentially nonexistent. Supetar has some life because locals live there year-round. Bol is noticeably quieter — some restaurants and accommodation close entirely November through March. Ring ahead before assuming anywhere is open. The Dominican Monastery in Bol stays accessible, and driving or walking the island’s interior through olive groves and stone villages feels genuinely special without summer traffic.

**Is it worth it and for whom**

Yes, but for specific people. If you want dramatic coastal scenery without another soul around, cheap accommodation and ferries, and the experience of an island living its actual life rather than performing for tourists, December works well. Photographers, writers, people needing to decompress — good fit. Families with young children or anyone who needs beach weather — wrong month entirely.

**One practical tip**

Book accommodation in Supetar rather than Bol. More stays open, there’s a functioning local community around you, and the ferry connection to Split means you’re never stranded if the weather turns genuinely bad and you want options.

It’s not the easy choice. It’s occasionally the better one.

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