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Island

Otočić Veli Orjul

Located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia Coordinates: 44°30′07″ N 14°33′18″ E

Otočić Veli Orjul
Darko Tepert Donatus · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Veli Losinj
4.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
PUY Pula Airport66 km
ZAD Zadar Airport78 km

About Otočić Veli Orjul

Otočić Veli Orjul is an island. Location: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia.

From Wikipedia

Vele Orjule is an uninhabited Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea located southeast of Lošinj. Its area is 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi). The west side of the island provide good and sheltered anchorage. In 1996, the statue of Croatian Apoxyomenos was discovered there.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1.1 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Otočić Veli Orjul

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 9° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
November (119 mm)
Driest month
July (35 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 Otočić Veli Orjul
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°11°14°17°22°27°29°29°24°20°14°11°
Average low (°C)5°5°7°10°15°19°21°21°16°13°9°7°
Precipitation (mm)786463656264355810111811995

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Otočić Veli Orjul

The nearest airport is Pula Airport (PUY), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 92 km to the north.

Airports

  • Pula Airport (PUY) Pula 66 kmnorthwest
  • Zadar Airport (ZAD) Zadar 78 kmsoutheast
  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 79 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 92 kmnorth
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 172 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 184 kmnortheast
  • Split Population: 149.8K 187 kmsoutheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 237 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Otočić Veli Orjul

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 24 natural sites, 54 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Lošinj Island 16 kmNW
  • Silba Island 18 kmSE
  • Otok Ilovik Island 5 kmS
  • Otok Premuda Island 20 kmS

25–60 km30 places

  • Otok Sestrunj Island 51 kmSE
  • Otok Žverinac Island 47 kmSE
  • Otočić Košljun Island 58 kmN
  • Rab Island 34 kmNE

60–100 km43 places

  • Krk Island 64 kmN
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 73 kmN
  • Otočić Ošljak Island 70 kmSE
  • Kornat Island 96 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Veli Losinj Village, Town of Mali Lošinj
    4.3 km NW
  • Mali Lošinj City, Town of Mali Lošinj
    7.6 km NW
  • Ilovik Village, Town of Mali Lošinj
    4.8 km S
  • Čunski Village, Town of Mali Lošinj
    15 km NW
  • Punta Križa Village, Town of Mali Lošinj
    16 km N
  • Silba Village, Town of Zadar
    18 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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