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Medvednica

Located in Croatia Coordinates: 45°55′00″ N 15°58′00″ E

Medvednica
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Elevation
1,035 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gornja Bistra
5.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ZAG Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport21 km
MBX Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport66 km

About Medvednica

Medvednica is a mountain. Location: Croatia. Elevation: 1,035 m.

From Wikipedia

Medvednica (pronounced [mědʋednitsa], lit. 'Bear mountain') is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb, and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje. Most of it is encompassed by the Medvednica Nature Park. The highest peak, at 1,035 m (3,396 ft) is Sljeme. Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park (park prirode), a type of preservation lesser than a national park. During the Miocene and the Pliocene, the mountain was an island within the Pannonian Sea.

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Climate of Medvednica

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

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 Medvednica
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°1°6°10°15°18°20°20°16°10°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-4°0°5°8°10°9°6°1°-3°-7°
Precipitation (mm)5253677586112969998979773

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

Airports nearest to Medvednica

  • Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 21 km
  • Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 66 km
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 122 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

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