- Elevation
- 2,146 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- PRN Priština Adem Jashari International Airport57 km
- SKP Skopje International Airport67 km
About Šar Planina
Šar Planina is a mountain. Location: Serbia. Elevation: 2,146 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (57 km).
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- Length
- 80 km
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Šar Planina
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 111 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- November (111 mm)
- Driest month
- July (59 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -4° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -8° | -4° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -7° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 89 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 83 | 111 | 100 |
How to get to Šar Planina
The nearest airport is Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN), 57 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Niš, 163 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN) Prishtina 57 kmnorth
- Skopje International Airport (SKP) Ilinden 67 kmeast
- Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD) Ohrid 101 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Niš Population: 250K 163 kmnortheast
- Sofia Population: 1.2M 216 kmeast
- Belgrade Population: 1.3M 304 kmnorth
- New Belgrade Population: 209.8K 304 kmnorth
- Zemun Population: 155.6K 309 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Šar Planina
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 10 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.
0–25 km1 place
- Karanikolica Mountain 3 kmW
25–60 km1 place
- Kalabak Mountain 28 kmSW
60–100 km10 places
- Kukavica Mountain 95 kmE
- Binačka Morava River 87 kmNE
- Sveti Ilija Mountain 97 kmNE
- Rujan Mountain 85 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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