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Planica

Located in Municipality of Rače–Fram, Slovenia Coordinates: 46°28′19″ N 15°34′09″ E

Map showing the location of Planica Planica
Location in Slovenia
Population
136
136
Elevation
712 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MBX Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport9 km
GRZ Graz Airport59 km

About Planica

Planica is a village. Location: Municipality of Rače–Fram, Slovenia. Population: 136. Elevation: 712 m.

From Wikipedia

Planica (pronounced [plaˈniːtsa]) is a dispersed settlement in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Rače–Fram in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. The local church, built on an isolated spot south of the settlement, is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Parish of Fram. It was built in 1816 on the site of a 17th-century chapel dedicated to the Holy Spirit.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
7 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Planica

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (132 mm)
Driest month
January (49 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Planica
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°8°12°18°21°23°22°18°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°2°6°10°11°11°7°3°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)49527382951321281211071069973

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Planica

The nearest airport is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), 9 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Graz Airport (GRZ) (59 km). The nearest large city is Graz, 67 km to the north.

Airports

  • Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 9 kmeast
  • Graz Airport (GRZ) Feldkirchen bei Graz 59 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 90 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Graz Population: 303.3K 67 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 80 kmsoutheast
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 98 kmwest
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 154 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Planica

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 614 natural sites, 321 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

  • Ribnica Lake Lake 23 kmW
  • Pohorje Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Jezero Pernica Lake 18 kmNE
  • Rogla Mountain 18 kmW

25–60 km319 places

  • Ščavnica River 57 kmE
  • Lake Ptuj Lake 27 kmE
  • Lake Žovnek Lake 48 kmSW
  • Kum Mountain 56 kmSW

60–100 km758 places

  • Kašina River 87 kmSE
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 93 kmSW
  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 77 kmW
  • Grintavec Mountain 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Urlkogel Mountain, Gamlitz
    24 km N
  • Montikogel Mountain, Leutschach an der Weinstraße
    23 km NW
  • Steinberg Mountain, Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße
    24 km N
  • Kozjak Mountain, Austria
    18 km NW
  • Pohorje Mountain, Municipality of Ruše
    10 km NW
  • Karner Berg Mountain, Leutschach an der Weinstraße
    24 km N

Sources & licences

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