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Niš

Located in Nišava, Central Serbia Coordinates: 43°19′29″ N 21°54′12″ E

Map showing the location of Niš Niš
Location in Serbia
Population
250,000
250K
Elevation
194 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
INI Niš Constantine the Great Airport4 km
PRN Priština Adem Jashari International Airport109 km

About Niš

Niš is a city. Location: Nišava, Central Serbia. Population: 250,000. Elevation: 194 m.

From Wikipedia

Niš (; Serbian Cyrillic: Ниш, Serbian pronunciation: [nîːʃ] ; names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in the southern part of Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city proper has a population of 178,976, while its administrative area has a population of 249,501 inhabitants.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
597 km²
Official website
ni.rs

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Niš

  • Košice· Slovakia
  • Rognan· Norway
  • Senta· Serbia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Niš over time

Population of Niš over time
1931 35,465
1941 44,800
1948 49,332
1953 58,656
1961 81,250
1971 127,654
1981 161,376
1991 173,250
2002 173,724
2011 183,164

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Niš

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (71 mm)
Driest month
January (40 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 Niš
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°12°17°22°26°28°28°24°18°11°6°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°6°11°14°15°15°11°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)404248566471504950485954

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Niš

The nearest airport is Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI), 4 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 135 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 4 kmwest
  • Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN) Prishtina 109 kmsouthwest
  • Morava Airport (KVO) Kraljevo 120 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 135 kmsoutheast
  • Craiova Population: 234.1K 188 kmnortheast
  • Belgrade Population: 1.3M 201 kmnorthwest
  • New Belgrade Population: 209.8K 203 kmnorthwest
  • Zemun Population: 155.6K 207 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Niš

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 69 natural sites, 31 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

  • Kalafat Mountain 10 kmNE
  • Mali Jastrebac Mountain 25 kmW
  • Sićevačka Klisura Natural site 16 kmE
  • Jablanica River 21 kmS

25–60 km45 places

  • Tresibaba Mountain 31 kmNE
  • Trem Mountain 27 kmSE
  • Ostrozub Mountain 56 kmSE
  • Majdan Planina Mountain 56 kmSW

60–100 km50 places

  • Borsko Jezero Lake 86 kmN
  • Stol Mountain 97 kmN
  • Pilatovica Mountain 79 kmW
  • Oblik Mountain 76 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Niš and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Niš New Belgrade Zemun
Population 250K 209.8K 155.6K
Elevation 194 m 71 m 100 m
Summer day (hottest month) 28° 28° 27°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° -2° -3°
Annual rainfall 631 mm 675 mm 637 mm
Best months May–Jun, Sep May, Sep May, Sep
Distance — 203 km 207 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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