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Village

Rakita

Located in Opština Babušnica, Pirot Coordinates: 42°54′49″ N 22°33′30″ E

Map showing the location of Rakita Rakita
Location in Serbia
Elevation
778 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
INI Niš Constantine the Great Airport74 km
SOF Sofia Airport74 km

About Rakita

Rakita is a village. Location: Opština Babušnica, Pirot. Elevation: 778 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Niš Constantine the Great Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Vetren and Sip.

Climate of Rakita

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (81 mm)
Driest month
January (38 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 Rakita
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°14°19°22°24°24°21°15°8°4°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°3°7°10°11°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)384249627781645551505649

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

How to get to Rakita

The nearest airport is Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI), 74 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 67 km to the east.

Airports

  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 74 kmnorthwest
  • Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 74 kmeast
  • Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN) Prishtina 130 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 67 kmeast
  • Niš Population: 250K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Craiova Population: 234.1K 185 kmnortheast
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 199 kmsoutheast
  • Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 258 kmeast

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

Day trips from Rakita

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 55 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Gramada Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Tegošnica River 21 kmW
  • Vlaška Planina Mountain 8 kmNE
  • Golemi Stol Mountain 14 kmN

25–60 km22 places

  • Trem Mountain 43 kmNW
  • Ostrozub Mountain 26 kmW
  • Kruševica Mountain 34 kmNW
  • Besna Kobila Mountain 50 kmSW

60–100 km53 places

  • Kalafat Mountain 71 kmNW
  • Tresibaba Mountain 69 kmNW
  • Oblik Mountain 60 kmSW
  • Mali Jastrebac Mountain 93 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Vetren Mountain, Bulgaria
    4.2 km S
  • Sip Mountain, Tran
    6 km SE
  • Vlaška Planina Mountain, Serbia
    7.8 km NE
  • Golemi Stol Mountain, Opština Babušnica
    14 km N
  • Erma River, Serbia
    14 km NE
  • Gramada Mountain, Opština Surdulica
    20 km SW

Sources & licences

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