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Risnjak

Located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia Coordinates: 45°25′53″ N 14°37′16″ E

Risnjak
Hostein Colin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,528 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crni Lug
6.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
RJK Rijeka Airport24 km
PUY Pula Airport81 km

About Risnjak

Risnjak is a mountain. Location: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. Elevation: 1,528 m.

From Wikipedia

Risnjak is a mountain in the Risnjak National Park, in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. It belongs to the Dinaric Alps mountain range. The name of the massif probably comes from ris, the Croatian word for lynx. Another interpretation suggests that it comes from the local word risje, which is a name for a type of grass. The vegetation is very diverse.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Risnjak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 191 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
November (191 mm)
Driest month
July (102 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 Risnjak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°2°6°11°15°17°17°13°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-6°-3°2°5°7°7°4°0°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)109104124138122144102122146176191148

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Risnjak

The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (RJK), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 18 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 24 kmsouth
  • Pula Airport (PUY) Pula 81 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 89 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 18 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 69 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 114 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 135 kmnorth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 193 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Risnjak

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 76 natural sites, 75 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Snežnik Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Viševica Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Tuhobić Mountain 11 kmS

25–60 km26 places

  • Krk Island 40 kmS
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 31 kmS
  • Otočić Košljun Island 45 kmS
  • Hrušica Mountain 58 kmNW

60–100 km127 places

  • Lošinj Island 96 kmS
  • Otočić Srakane Vele Island 97 kmS
  • Raša River 71 kmNW
  • Markovec Mountain 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crni Lug Village, Town of Delnice
    6.6 km E
  • Platak Village, Municipality of Čavle
    4.7 km W
  • Gerovski Kraj Village, Town of Čabar
    7.8 km N
  • Gerovo Village, Town of Čabar
    9.4 km N
  • Gornje Jelenje Village, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    7.3 km S
  • Podhum Village, Municipality of Jelenje
    12 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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