- Elevation
- 849 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- SKP Skopje International Airport82 km
- SOF Sofia Airport88 km
About Bistar
Bistar is a village. Location: Opština Bosilegrad, Pčinja. Elevation: 849 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Skopje International Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Dukat and Ruen.
Climate of Bistar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 55 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- May (74 mm)
- Driest month
- January (37 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 9° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 44 | 49 | 62 | 74 | 73 | 58 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 50 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Bistar
The nearest airport is Skopje International Airport (SKP), 82 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 81 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Skopje International Airport (SKP) Ilinden 82 kmsouthwest
- Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 88 kmnortheast
- Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 117 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Sofia Population: 1.2M 81 kmnortheast
- Niš Population: 250K 114 kmnorth
- Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 192 kmeast
- Craiova Population: 234.1K 242 kmnortheast
- Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 264 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bistar
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Besna Kobila Mountain 24 kmNW
- Milevska Planina Mountain 21 kmN
- Gloška Planina Mountain 18 kmN
- Dukat Mountain 10 kmNW
25–60 km22 places
- Ostrozub Mountain 59 kmN
- Oblik Mountain 52 kmNW
- Grot Mountain 52 kmNW
- Gramada Mountain 47 kmN
60–100 km30 places
- Trem Mountain 92 kmN
- Kruševica Mountain 77 kmN
- Vlasina River 77 kmNW
- Tegošnica River 65 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dukat Mountain, Opština Bosilegrad9.9 km NW
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Ruen Mountain, Kyustendil25 km S -
Velika Kitka Mountain, Bulgaria14 km S
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Gloška Planina Mountain, Opština Bosilegrad18 km N
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Milevska Planina Mountain, Serbia21 km N
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Besna Kobila Mountain, Pčinja24 km NW
Sources & licences
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