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Mountain

Rujan

Located in Opština Bujanovac, Pčinja Coordinates: 42°21′58″ N 21°49′06″ E

Map showing the location of Rujan Rujan
Location in Serbia
Elevation
968 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lukarce
0.7 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SKP Skopje International Airport48 km
PRN Priština Adem Jashari International Airport68 km

About Rujan

Rujan is a mountain. Location: Opština Bujanovac, Pčinja. Elevation: 968 m.

From Wikipedia

Rujan (Serbian Cyrillic: Рујан) or Rujen (Рујен), is a mountain in southern Serbia, near the town of Bujanovac. Its highest peak Kalje has an elevation of 968 meters (3,176 ft) above sea level. On the mountain, there is Kale-Krševica archeological site, dating from the 13th century BC. The Pčinja flows through the valley of Rujen.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Rujan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
May (63 mm)
Driest month
January (36 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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Climate of Rujan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°3°8°13°18°22°25°25°20°14°7°1°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-3°2°6°9°11°10°7°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)363942516362464347525549

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Rujan

The nearest airport is Skopje International Airport (SKP), 48 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Niš, 107 km to the north.

Airports

  • Skopje International Airport (SKP) Ilinden 48 kmsouth
  • Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN) Prishtina 68 kmwest
  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 108 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Niš Population: 250K 107 kmnorth
  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 129 kmeast
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 243 kmeast
  • Craiova Population: 234.1K 270 kmnortheast
  • Belgrade Population: 1.3M 292 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Rujan

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Rujan Mountain 2 kmW
  • Balavan Mountain 6 kmSW
  • Kukavica Mountain 8 kmE
  • Sveti Ilija Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km12 places

  • Oblik Mountain 32 kmN
  • Grot Mountain 30 kmN
  • Besna Kobila Mountain 38 kmNE
  • Vlasina Lake Lake 58 kmNE

60–100 km35 places

  • Trem Mountain 95 kmN
  • Ostrozub Mountain 67 kmNE
  • Majdan Planina Mountain 69 kmNW
  • Kruševica Mountain 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lukarce Village, Opština Bujanovac
    0.7 km N
  • Spančevac Village, Opština Bujanovac
    3.1 km E
  • Sebrat Village, Opština Bujanovac
    1.3 km S
  • Bilace Village, Opština Bujanovac
    6.3 km W
  • Sumulice Village, Opština Bujanovac
    7 km W
  • Pretina Village, Opština Bujanovac
    3.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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