[EN]Due to the geographical position of the island of Vis, its climate features are under the strong impact of the sea. The data analysed for the period between 1981. and 2009. show positive rising trend of mean annual air temperature and mean annual precipitation, and they are inversely proportional to mean annual humidity.
Changes in the values of air temperature and humidity (in the period analysed) are mainly in accordance with the data for the Mediterranean region (except from its eastern part). The changes of the values of mean annual precipitation are not in accordance with the data for the Mediterranean region where the amount of precipitation is mainly decreasing.
In the period analysed, there is a great variability of air temperature and precipitation values which is more pronounced in summer precipitation, which emphasizes the negative impact of summer aridity in the years when the deviation from the average is negative.
