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Trnovski Gozd

Located in Municipality of Ajdovščina, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°57′38″ N 13°53′49″ E

Trnovski Gozd
Jacquesverlaeken · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,247 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Predmeja
1.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
TRS Trieste Airport37 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport52 km

About Trnovski Gozd

Trnovski Gozd is a natural site. Location: Municipality of Ajdovščina, Slovenia.

From Wikipedia

The Trnovo Forest Plateau (Slovene: Trnovski gozd) is a karst plateau that constitutes the extreme northwest end of the Dinaric Alps. The Trnovo Forest Plateau has a karst character, without surface watercourses and broken up by closed valleys, outcroppings, hills, caves, shafts, and smaller karst features: solution pans, rills, karrens, and other features. Significant karst features include ice caves.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Trnovski Gozd

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 239 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
November (239 mm)
Driest month
February (114 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 Trnovski Gozd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°3°7°12°16°19°20°15°10°5°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-5°-1°3°7°9°10°6°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)146114144179165184132141183215239199

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Trnovski Gozd

The nearest airport is Trieste Airport (TRS), 37 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 48 km to the east.

Airports

  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 37 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 52 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 83 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 48 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 80 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 162 kmeast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 171 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Trnovski Gozd

Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 567 natural sites, 171 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km13 places

  • Raša River 16 kmS
  • Porezen Mountain 25 kmN
  • Banjšice Natural site 20 kmNW
  • Račeva River 19 kmNE

25–60 km151 places

  • Lake Bohinj Lake 36 kmN
  • Lake Bled Lake 47 kmN
  • Triglav Mountain 47 kmN
  • Markovec Mountain 49 kmS

60–100 km676 places

  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 61 kmSE
  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 70 kmNE
  • Mala Gora Mountain 69 kmE
  • Grintavec Mountain 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Predmeja Village, Municipality of Ajdovščina
    1.9 km W
  • Otlica Village, Municipality of Ajdovščina
    3.8 km S
  • Lokavec Village, Municipality of Ajdovščina
    6.7 km S
  • Idrijska Bela Village, Municipality of Idrija
    4.3 km E
  • Vrtovin Village, Municipality of Ajdovščina
    6.1 km SW
  • Kovk Village, Municipality of Ajdovščina
    5.8 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Kojca Mountain, Municipality of Cerkno
    22 km N
  • Porezen Mountain, Municipality of Cerkno
    25 km N
  • Cerknica River, Slovenia
    16 km N
  • Idrijca River, Slovenia
    23 km NW
  • Banjšice Natural site, Municipality of Kanal ob Soči
    20 km NW
  • Bača River, Slovenia
    22 km NW
  • Raša River, Slovenia
    16 km S
  • Koritnica River, Slovenia
    22 km N

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources