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Velika Kapela

Located in Croatia Coordinates: 45°13′40″ N 15°00′28″ E

Velika Kapela
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Elevation
1,526 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Begovo Razdolje
12 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
RJK Rijeka Airport34 km
PUY Pula Airport93 km

About Velika Kapela

Velika Kapela is a mountain. Location: Croatia. Elevation: 1,526 m.

From Wikipedia

The Velika Kapela (pronounced [ʋɛ̂likaː kǎpɛla]; lit. Great Chapel) is a large mountain range in the east of Gorski Kotar, Croatia. The highest peak is Bjelolasica-Kula at 1533 m.a.s.l. It overlooks Velebit, Plješivica, islands Krk, Cres, Lošinj, and the Kvarner Gulf. Velika Kapela belongs to the Dinaric Alps, and it stretches from the Gorski Kotar region in the west, to the Mala Kapela and Lika in the east, from the Ogulin-Plaški valley in the north, and to the Vinodol coastline in the south.

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At a glance

Length
85 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Velika Kapela

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

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 Velika Kapela
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-1°2°6°12°15°18°17°13°8°2°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-6°-3°2°5°6°6°3°-1°-5°-9°
Precipitation (mm)949811113211613297113140165175136

Other places to visit in this season: July August

Airports nearest to Velika Kapela

  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 34 km
  • Pula Airport (PUY) Pula 93 km
  • Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 101 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

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Data last updated: · 2 independent sources