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Island

Cres

Located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia Coordinates: 44°47′28″ N 14°24′58″ E

Cres
Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
175 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Belej
1.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
PUY Pula Airport41 km
RJK Rijeka Airport49 km

About Cres

Cres is an island. Location: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. The best months to visit are May–July, September. The nearest airport is Pula Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Otok Zeča and Lake Vrana.

Climate of Cres

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 8° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (129 mm)
Driest month
July (40 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).

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Climate of Cres
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°13°16°21°26°29°28°23°19°13°10°
Average low (°C)3°3°6°9°13°17°19°19°15°12°8°5°
Precipitation (mm)8469687165704065104126129101

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September

How to get to Cres

The nearest airport is Pula Airport (PUY), 41 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 60 km to the north.

Airports

  • Pula Airport (PUY) Pula 41 kmwest
  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 49 kmnorth
  • Zadar Airport (ZAD) Zadar 107 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 60 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 167 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 204 kmnorth
  • Split Population: 149.8K 216 kmsoutheast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 265 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Belej Village, Town of Mali Lošinj
    1.4 km S
  • Orlec Village, Cres (region)
    10 km N
  • Osor Village, Town of Mali Lošinj
    11 km S
  • Valun Village, Cres (region)
    13 km N
  • Nerezine Village, Town of Mali Lošinj
    15 km S
  • Lubenice Village, Cres (region)
    13 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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