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Plitvice Lakes National Park

Local name: Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera

Located in Lika-Senj County, Croatia Coordinates: 44°51′00″ N 15°37′00″ E

Plitvice Lakes National Park
Pablo BM from London, England · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
664 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gornji Babin Potok
7.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ZAD Zadar Airport86 km
RJK Rijeka Airport92 km

About Plitvice Lakes National Park

Plitvice Lakes National Park is a natural site. Location: Lika-Senj County, Croatia.

From Wikipedia

Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, for its outstanding and picturesque series of tufa lakes, caves, and connected waterfalls. The national park was founded in 1949 and is in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1949
Heritage designation
World Heritage Site
Area
297 km²
Visitors per year
1,720,331 (2017)
Official website
np-plitvicka-jezera.hr

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Plitvice Lakes National Park

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (162 mm)
Driest month
July (87 mm)

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Plitvice Lakes National Park
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°21°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)91961031191081128799130145162130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Plitvice Lakes National Park

The nearest airport is Zadar Airport (ZAD), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 107 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zadar Airport (ZAD) Zadar 86 kmsouth
  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 92 kmnorthwest
  • Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 105 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 111 kmnorth
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 159 kmnorthwest
  • Split Population: 149.8K 163 kmsoutheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 222 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Plitvice Lakes National Park

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 25 natural sites, 51 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Plitvice Lakes National Park Natural site 3 kmN
  • Mala Kapela Mountain 10 kmNW

25–60 km21 places

  • Birovača Mountain 39 kmSE
  • Omsica Mountain 60 kmSE
  • Progon Mountain 34 kmSW
  • Mine Mountain 31 kmW

60–100 km59 places

  • Krk Island 83 kmW
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 82 kmNW
  • Silba Island 90 kmSW
  • Otok Ilovik Island 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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