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Mountain

Balavan

Located in Opština Preševo, Pčinja Coordinates: 42°19′30″ N 21°46′39″ E

Map showing the location of Balavan Balavan
Location in Serbia
Elevation
727 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Buštranje
2.1 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
SKP Skopje International Airport43 km
PRN Priština Adem Jashari International Airport67 km

About Balavan

Balavan is a mountain. Location: Opština Preševo, Pčinja. Elevation: 727 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Skopje International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Rujan and Rujan.

Climate of Balavan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
May (58 mm)
Driest month
January (33 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 Balavan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°5°10°15°20°25°27°27°23°16°8°3°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°-1°3°8°11°13°12°8°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)333639475858423843495346

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Balavan

The nearest airport is Skopje International Airport (SKP), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Niš, 112 km to the north.

Airports

  • Skopje International Airport (SKP) Ilinden 43 kmsouth
  • Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN) Prishtina 67 kmnorthwest
  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 113 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Niš Population: 250K 112 kmnorth
  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 134 kmeast
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 246 kmeast
  • Craiova Population: 234.1K 275 kmnortheast
  • Belgrade Population: 1.3M 295 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Balavan

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 40 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Rujan Mountain 4 kmN
  • Kukavica Mountain 13 kmNE
  • Široka Planina Mountain 19 kmE
  • Rujan Mountain 6 kmNE

25–60 km10 places

  • Oblik Mountain 37 kmN
  • Grot Mountain 35 kmN
  • Besna Kobila Mountain 44 kmNE
  • Vardenik Mountain 51 kmNE

60–100 km35 places

  • Ostrozub Mountain 72 kmNE
  • Majdan Planina Mountain 72 kmN
  • Kruševica Mountain 86 kmN
  • Gramada Mountain 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Buštranje Village, Opština Preševo
    2.1 km W
  • Svinjište Village, Opština Preševo
    1.9 km E
  • Bilace Village, Opština Bujanovac
    4.3 km NW
  • Žujince Village, Opština Preševo
    6.3 km W
  • Ljanik Village, Opština Preševo
    3.6 km E
  • Bratoselce Village, Opština Bujanovac
    3.1 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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