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Village

Plave

Located in Municipality of Kanal ob Soči, Slovenia Coordinates: 46°02′32″ N 13°35′51″ E

Plave
SLIKE 253 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
249
249
Elevation
310 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
TRS Trieste Airport26 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport69 km

About Plave

Plave is a village. Location: Municipality of Kanal ob Soči, Slovenia. Population: 249. Elevation: 310 m.

From Wikipedia

Plave (pronounced [ˈplaːʋɛ]; Italian: Plava) is a settlement on the right bank of the Soča River southwest of Anhovo in the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A hill to the east of Plave (directly across the Soča), now called Prižnica, was the site of the Battle of Hill 383 from June 1915 to May 1917.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
8.5 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Plave

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 254 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (254 mm)
Driest month
February (106 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 Plave
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°11°15°20°23°26°26°22°16°10°6°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°5°10°13°16°16°12°8°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)154106149194198209155149212244254199

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

How to get to Plave

The nearest airport is Trieste Airport (TRS), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 70 km to the east.

Airports

  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 26 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 69 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 88 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 70 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 85 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 182 kmnortheast
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 186 kmeast

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

Day trips from Plave

Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 822 natural sites, 202 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km20 places

  • Banjšice Natural site 12 kmNE
  • Solkan Bridge Landmark 8 kmSE
  • Matajur Mountain 20 kmN
  • Trnovski Gozd Natural site 25 kmE

25–60 km197 places

  • Raša River 34 kmSE
  • Lake Bohinj Lake 34 kmNE
  • Lake Bled Lake 53 kmNE
  • Triglav Mountain 42 kmNE

60–100 km906 places

  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 85 kmSE
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 68 kmE
  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 84 kmNE
  • Mala Gora Mountain 94 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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