Island

Otok Jakljan

Located in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia Coordinates: 42°44′35″ N 17°48′44″ E

Javier Losa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 117 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Banići; 7.2 km NE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–JuneSeptember; See the climate
Airports: DBV Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport42 km; OMO Mostar International Airport60 km

About Otok Jakljan

Otok Jakljan is an island. Location: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia.

From Wikipedia

Jakljan is an uninhabited islet in Croatia, part of the Elaphiti Islands archipelago off the coast of southern Dalmatia. It is located northwest of Dubrovnik and west of the island of Šipan. Its area is 3.4 km2 and its coastline is 14.6 km long. A children's resort and recreational center is located on the island. The island was the site of a mass execution of 204 German and Croatian prisoners of war by Yugoslav Partisans in May 1945. Discovery and exhumation of the site began in mid-February 2013.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 3.4 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Otok Jakljan

Javier Losa · CC BY 2.0
Otok Šipan August Dominus · CC BY-SA 3.0
Elaphiti Islands August Dominus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Otok Jakljan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 10° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month: July (day 30°)
Coldest month: February (night 5°)
Wettest month: November (136 mm)
Driest month: July (32 mm)

11° 5°

12° 5°

14° 8°

18° 11°

23° 15°

27° 19°

30° 21°

25° 17°

21° 14°

16° 10°

12° 7°

Jan

106

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

117

Nov

136

Dec

121

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Otok Jakljan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	11°	12°	14°	18°	23°	27°	30°	30°	25°	21°	16°	12°
Average low (°C)	5°	5°	8°	11°	15°	19°	21°	21°	17°	14°	10°	7°
Precipitation (mm)	106	94	88	82	63	48	32	47	80	117	136	121

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Otok Jakljan

The nearest airport is Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (DBV), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Split, 140 km to the northwest.