Podgora and Split, Croatia - Weather difference

Which website have you been using to track the weather? Often, international websites will not have weather data for small towns and villages and will provide estimates based on nearby towns, which may very well be inland in this case. Podgora is also a common settlement name in Croatia and Slovenia, so it is possible the data you are seeing is not for the "right" Podgora, you should be looking for Podgora in Split-Dalmatia County.

According to the DHMZ, the Croatian meteorological service, the nearest place to Podgora with a weather station is Makarska, slightly to the north and also at sea level, so you might want to follow the situation in Makarska instead. That said, I have not stayed in Podgora itself, but I have been to that area of the Dalmatian Coast before and would be very surprised if Podgora was indeed that much cooler than Split. Each place has its own specific microclimate, but differences are usually a couple of degrees Centigrade at most, not 10-20 degrees F.

I just took a quick look at the forecasts for Makarska and Split, and the difference seems to be about 3 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit. Perhaps that won't be enough to matter. If it were mid-summer you'd probably consider it a plus.

This is most helpful! Thank you. I use The Weather Channel app. I've found it to be fairly accurate at home and when travelling but today, for example, it lists Split as "43 and fair" and Podgora (in Croatia) as "24 and heavy snow." Something must be amiss. I will base our plans on general weather advisements. Again, thanks!