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Geonivora
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kornić
3.3 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00
Population
19,916
19.9K
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
RJK Rijeka Airport16 km
PUY Pula Airport58 km

About Krk

Krk is an island. Location: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. Population: 19,916.

From Wikipedia

Krk (pronounced [kr̩̂k]; Italian: Veglia; Istro Romanian: Krk; Vegliot Dalmatian: Vikla; archaic German: Vegl, Latin: Curicta; Ancient Greek: Κύρικον, romanized: Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending on the methodology used to measure the coastline.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
406 km²
Official website
krk.hr

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Krk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 7° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (159 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 Krk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°16°21°25°28°28°23°18°13°10°
Average low (°C)3°3°5°8°13°16°18°18°14°11°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)10081828581905174136159156124

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

How to get to Krk

The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (RJK), 16 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 31 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 16 kmnorth
  • Pula Airport (PUY) Pula 58 kmwest
  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 31 kmnorthwest
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 134 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 174 kmnorth
  • Split Population: 149.8K 227 kmsoutheast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 230 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kornić Village, Town of Krk
    3.3 km S
  • Krk City, Town of Krk
    6.2 km SW
  • Punat City, Municipality of Punat
    6.8 km S
  • Gabonjin Village, Municipality of Dobrinj
    5.6 km NW
  • Vrh Village, Town of Krk
    7.4 km W
  • Sveti Vid-Miholjice Village, Municipality of Malinska-Dubašnica
    8.2 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Otočić Košljun Island, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    5.5 km S
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    9.1 km NE
  • Otok Plavnik Island, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    14 km SW
  • Obzova Mountain, Croatia
    11 km SE
  • Otok Prvić Island, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    24 km SE
  • Viševica Mountain, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    25 km NE
  • Krk Bridge Landmark, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    19 km N

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources