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Lake Bohinj

Located in Municipality of Bohinj, Slovenia Coordinates: 46°17′08″ N 13°51′43″ E

Lake Bohinj
Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
527 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Stara Fužina
2.4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport46 km
KLU Klagenfurt Airport54 km

About Lake Bohinj

Lake Bohinj is a lake. Location: Municipality of Bohinj, Slovenia. Elevation: 527 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Vogel and Tosc.

Climate of Lake Bohinj

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 241 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (241 mm)
Driest month
February (105 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 Lake Bohinj
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°21°24°24°20°15°9°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°3°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)131105143188182203168159199223241176

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

How to get to Lake Bohinj

The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), 46 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klagenfurt, 51 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 46 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 54 kmnortheast
  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 59 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 51 kmnortheast
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 116 kmsoutheast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 149 kmnortheast
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 172 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lake Bohinj

Within 100 km: 140 historic and cultural sites, 1,076 natural sites, 316 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

  • Lake Bled Lake 20 kmNE
  • Triglav Mountain 10 kmN
  • Rjavina Mountain 12 kmN
  • Porezen Mountain 15 kmSE

25–60 km524 places

  • Raša River 52 kmS
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 50 kmE
  • Prestreljenik Mountain 31 kmW
  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 56 kmE

60–100 km970 places

  • Markovec Mountain 84 kmS
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 91 kmSE
  • Mala Gora Mountain 89 kmSE
  • Krim Mountain 62 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Stara Fužina Village, Municipality of Bohinj
    2.4 km E
  • Ukanc Village, Municipality of Bohinj
    2.5 km W
  • Studor v Bohinju Village, Municipality of Bohinj
    2.9 km E
  • Ribčev Laz Village, Municipality of Bohinj
    3 km S
  • Laški Rovt Village, Municipality of Bohinj
    3.7 km SE
  • Kamnje Village, Municipality of Bohinj
    4.4 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Vogel Mountain, Municipality of Tolmin
    6.5 km SW
  • Tosc Mountain, Municipality of Bohinj
    7.9 km N
  • Črna Prst Mountain, Municipality of Bohinj
    6.9 km SE
  • Špik Mountain, Municipality of Bohinj
    7.7 km N
  • Kanjavec Mountain, Municipality of Bovec
    9.3 km NW
  • Triglav Mountain, Municipality of Bohinj
    10 km N
  • Julian Alps Mountain, Slovenia
    10 km NW
  • Razor Mountain, Municipality of Bovec
    15 km N

Sources & licences

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