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Goli otok

Local name: Goli Otok

Located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia Coordinates: 44°50′39″ N 14°49′25″ E

Goli otok
Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
-27 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lopar
7.5 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
RJK Rijeka Airport46 km
PUY Pula Airport71 km

About Goli otok

Goli otok is an island. Location: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia.

From Wikipedia

Goli Otok (pronounced [ɡôliː ǒtok]; lit. 'Barren Island') is a barren, uninhabited island off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. The island is located in the northern Adriatic Sea just off the coast of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, with an area of approximately 4.5 square kilometers (1.7 sq mi). Exposed to strong bora winds, particularly in the winter, the island's surface is almost completely devoid of vegetation. It was the site of a political prison from 1949 and 1989, when the nation was part of Yugoslavia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
4.5 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Goli otok

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 7° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (151 mm)
Driest month
July (51 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 Goli otok
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°17°22°26°29°29°24°19°13°10°
Average low (°C)3°3°6°9°13°17°19°19°15°11°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)9280828580865171132151151117

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Goli otok

The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (RJK), 46 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 61 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 46 kmnorthwest
  • Pula Airport (PUY) Pula 71 kmwest
  • Zadar Airport (ZAD) Zadar 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 61 kmnorthwest
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 136 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 141 kmnortheast
  • Split Population: 149.8K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 202 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Goli otok

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 33 natural sites, 59 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km8 places

  • Rab Island 9 kmSW
  • Otok Sveti Grgur Island 5 kmNW
  • Otok Prvić Island 8 kmN
  • Otok Dolin Island 15 kmS

25–60 km36 places

  • Krk Island 30 kmNW
  • Lošinj Island 44 kmSW
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 36 kmN
  • Silba Island 53 kmS

60–100 km52 places

  • Birovača Mountain 94 kmE
  • Otok Sestrunj Island 76 kmS
  • Otok Žverinac Island 76 kmS
  • Otočić Ošljak Island 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lopar City, Municipality of Lopar
    7.5 km W
  • Starigrad Village, Town of Senj
    7.1 km SE
  • Kampor Village, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    11 km SW
  • Supetarska Draga Village, Town of Rab
    9.4 km SW
  • Mundanije Village, Town of Rab
    9.4 km SW
  • Banjol Village, Town of Rab
    11 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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