Croatia / Zadar
Plaža Bošana
Plaža Bošana is a 44 m-long gravel beach facing north-east, 3.4 km north-west of Pag (Zadar, Croatia). The sea averages 24.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 12.1 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Plaža Bošana
Beach-day index 3.9/10 · Croatia median 4.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 13.2 °C | 12.1 °C | 12.3 °C | 14.0 °C | 17.5 °C | 21.6 °C | 24.0 °C | 24.5 °C | 22.3 °C | 19.8 °C | 17.4 °C | 15.0 °C |
| High °C | 4° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 24° | 27° | 27° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 5° |
| Low °C | -3° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 99 | 100 | 86 | 83 | 91 | 70 | 53 | 68 | 125 | 118 | 144 | 117 |
| Cloud % | 79 | 77 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 43 | 44 | 59 | 66 | 77 | 76 |
| Wind m/s | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Daylight h | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 8.9 |
| Record high/low | 15°/-20° | 15°/-17° | 20°/-16° | 24°/-5° | 29°/-0° | 34°/4° | 36°/8° | 38°/7° | 32°/2° | 26°/-5° | 22°/-6° | 14°/-16° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–August; July scores 9.1/10 with highs of 27 °C, sea at 24.0 °C and 53 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Croatia in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 17.8 °C, cooler than 59% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (144 mm) and July the driest (53 mm); the yearly total is about 1,150 mm.
Daylight runs from 8.9 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 20:42 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-east (50°). Open water fills about 53% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 237° to 305°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
The opposite shore is only about 8.0 km away to the north-east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves. The beach is on an island of about 283 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 36 m deep and 6 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 166 m above sea level 500 m inland and 206 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 33% grassland, 28% bare ground, sand or rock and 22% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a mixed, lightly developed setting. Water makes up 46% of that circle.
- Grass 33%
- Bare 28%
- Tree 22%
- Shrub 13%
- Built 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 1Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 6Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 1 bar. Accommodation: 6 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Nature
- Visoki brig peak 1.1 km W
Lighthouses & piers
- Damirov molić pier 30 m NW
Campsites
- Big Yellow House 480 m NW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zadar Airport Zadar | ZAD | 48.5 km | south-east |
| Rijeka Airport Rijeka(Omišalj) | RJK | 91.1 km | north-west |
| Pula Airport Pula | PUY | 99.3 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
4 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 4.9K residents); within 30 km there are 12 (about 22.3K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaža Bošana | – | 24.5 °C | 44 m | Gravel |
| Plaža Šimuni | 5.0 km W | 24.5 °C | 336 m | Pebble |
| Zrće | 12.0 km NW | 24.0 °C | 774 m | Fine gravel |
- Plaža Šimuni5.0 km WCompare
- Zrće12.0 km NWCompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 15.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w430397689; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_33TWK_20250812_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 3.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.