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Village

Rakek

Located in Municipality of Cerknica, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°48′48″ N 14°18′40″ E

Map showing the location of Rakek Rakek
Location in Slovenia
Population
2,152
2.2K
Elevation
526 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport47 km
TRS Trieste Airport66 km

About Rakek

Rakek is a village. Location: Municipality of Cerknica, Slovenia. Population: 2,152. Elevation: 526 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Rak and Javorniki.

Climate of Rakek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 186 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
November (186 mm)
Driest month
February (95 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 Rakek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°8°12°17°21°24°25°20°15°10°5°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°-1°3°7°10°13°13°10°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)10995121139128160112126148174186155

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

How to get to Rakek

The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), 47 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 30 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 47 kmnorth
  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 66 kmwest
  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 69 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 30 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 55 kmsouth
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 90 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 130 kmeast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 164 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rakek

Within 100 km: 81 historic and cultural sites, 349 natural sites, 127 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km8 places

  • Hrušica Mountain 11 kmW
  • Krim Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Javorniki Mountain 9 kmS
  • Nanos Mountain 21 kmW

25–60 km89 places

  • Raša River 33 kmW
  • Markovec Mountain 56 kmSW
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 28 kmSE
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 37 kmN

60–100 km460 places

  • Krk Island 85 kmS
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 79 kmS
  • Otočić Košljun Island 91 kmS
  • Lake Bohinj Lake 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Rak River, Slovenia
    2.9 km S
  • Javorniki Mountain, Municipality of Pivka
    9.2 km S
  • Hrušica Mountain, Municipality of Postojna
    11 km W
  • Obrh River, Slovenia
    12 km SE
  • Krim Mountain, Municipality of Ig
    18 km NE
  • Iška River, Slovenia
    24 km NE

Sources & licences

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