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Planinica

Located in Opština Pirot, Pirot Coordinates: 43°00′39″ N 22°41′16″ E

Map showing the location of Planinica Planinica
Location in Serbia
Elevation
756 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
SOF Sofia Airport69 km
INI Niš Constantine the Great Airport77 km

About Planinica

Planinica is a village. Location: Opština Pirot, Pirot. Elevation: 756 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Sofia Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Erma and Sip.

Climate of Planinica

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (81 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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Climate of Planinica
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°9°14°19°22°25°25°21°15°8°3°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°2°7°10°11°10°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)373947587681645349475647

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

How to get to Planinica

The nearest airport is Sofia Airport (SOF), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 63 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 69 kmsoutheast
  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 77 kmnorthwest
  • Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN) Prishtina 144 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 63 kmsoutheast
  • Niš Population: 250K 73 kmnorthwest
  • Craiova Population: 234.1K 171 kmnortheast
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 194 kmsoutheast
  • Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 250 kmeast

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

Day trips from Planinica

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 46 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Vidlich Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Vlaška Planina Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Golemi Stol Mountain 16 kmW
  • Belava Mountain 25 kmNW

25–60 km19 places

  • Trem Mountain 46 kmNW
  • Ostrozub Mountain 39 kmW
  • Kruševica Mountain 42 kmW
  • Gramada Mountain 35 kmSW

60–100 km46 places

  • Kalafat Mountain 71 kmNW
  • Tresibaba Mountain 64 kmNW
  • Oblik Mountain 75 kmSW
  • Mali Jastrebac Mountain 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Erma River, Serbia
    2.8 km NW
  • Sip Mountain, Tran
    14 km S
  • Vlaška Planina Mountain, Serbia
    8.1 km SW
  • Vetren Mountain, Bulgaria
    17 km SW
  • Golemi Stol Mountain, Opština Babušnica
    16 km W
  • Belava Mountain, Opština Pirot
    25 km NW

Sources & licences

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