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Rakitnik

Located in Municipality of Postojna, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°44′49″ N 14°11′39″ E

Map showing the location of Rakitnik Rakitnik
Location in Slovenia
Population
161
161
Elevation
525 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 Airport57 km
TRS Trieste Airport57 km

About Rakitnik

Rakitnik is a village. Location: Municipality of Postojna, Slovenia. Population: 161. Elevation: 525 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Javorniki and Hrušica.

Climate of Rakitnik

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 Rakitnik
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 Rakitnik

The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), 57 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 42 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 57 kmnorth
  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 57 kmwest
  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 66 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 42 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 98 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 139 kmeast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 175 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rakitnik

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 333 natural sites, 117 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Hrušica Mountain 11 kmN
  • Javorniki Mountain 7 kmE
  • Nanos Mountain 11 kmW
  • Reka River 17 kmSW

25–60 km95 places

  • Raša River 25 kmW
  • Markovec Mountain 45 kmSW
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 28 kmSE
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 47 kmNE

60–100 km407 places

  • Krk Island 82 kmSE
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 76 kmSE
  • Otočić Košljun Island 87 kmSE
  • Lake Bohinj Lake 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Javorniki Mountain, Municipality of Pivka
    7 km E
  • Hrušica Mountain, Municipality of Postojna
    11 km N
  • Rak River, Slovenia
    9.6 km NE
  • Nanos Mountain, Municipality of Vipava
    11 km W
  • Obrh River, Slovenia
    16 km E
  • Reka River, Slovenia
    17 km SW

Sources & licences

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