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Kočevje

Located in Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°38′36″ N 14°51′37″ E

Map showing the location of Kočevje Kočevje
Location in Slovenia
Population
8,113
8.1K
Elevation
473 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
RJK Rijeka Airport53 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport72 km

About Kočevje

Kočevje is a city. Location: Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia. Population: 8,113. Elevation: 473 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Rinža and Čabranka.

Climate of Kočevje

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
January (78 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 Kočevje
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°19°22°25°24°20°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°3°8°11°12°12°8°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)7883103117107134108120134154155115

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

How to get to Kočevje

The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (RJK), 53 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 48 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 53 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 72 kmnorthwest
  • Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 95 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 48 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 89 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 117 kmnorth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 165 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kočevje

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 174 natural sites, 92 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Mala Gora Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Kočevski Rog Mountain 13 kmE
  • Rinža River 2 kmS
  • Čabranka River 18 kmSW

25–60 km45 places

  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 57 kmS
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 32 kmW
  • Hrušica Mountain 58 kmNW
  • Krim Mountain 44 kmNW

60–100 km238 places

  • Krk Island 66 kmS
  • Otočić Košljun Island 71 kmS
  • Raša River 78 kmW
  • Lake Bled Lake 100 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Rinža River, Slovenia
    2.3 km S
  • Čabranka River, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    18 km SW
  • Kočevski Rog Mountain, Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice
    13 km E
  • Mala Gora Mountain, Municipality of Ribnica
    16 km NW

Sources & licences

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