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Village

Gaj

Located in Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia Coordinates: 46°13′29″ N 15°32′56″ E

Map showing the location of Gaj Gaj
Location in Slovenia
Population
62
62
Elevation
266 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
MBX Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport30 km
ZAG Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport67 km

About Gaj

Gaj is a village. Location: Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia. Population: 62. Elevation: 266 m.

From Wikipedia

Gaj (pronounced [ˈɡaːi̯]) is a small settlement east of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
69 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Gaj

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (136 mm)
Driest month
January (50 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 Gaj
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°15°21°24°26°25°21°15°8°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°5°9°12°14°13°10°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)50547382941361181181101089976

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

How to get to Gaj

The nearest airport is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) (67 km). The nearest large city is Zagreb, 56 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 30 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 67 kmsoutheast
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 84 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 83 kmwest
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 94 kmnorth
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 105 kmnorthwest
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 132 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Gaj

Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 400 natural sites, 273 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Boč Mountain 8 kmNE
  • Ložnica River 16 kmNE
  • Ložnica River 23 kmW
  • Hudinja River 21 kmW

25–60 km66 places

  • Ribnica Lake Lake 38 kmNW
  • Pohorje Mountain 35 kmN
  • Krka River 37 kmS
  • Lake Ptuj Lake 33 kmNE

60–100 km705 places

  • Kašina River 68 kmSE
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 84 kmW
  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 76 kmW
  • Mala Gora Mountain 81 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Brezna River, Croatia
    8.3 km SE
  • Boč Mountain, Municipality of Rogaška Slatina
    7.6 km NE
  • Žutnica River, Croatia
    25 km E
  • Ložnica River, Slovenia
    16 km NE
  • Hudinja River, Slovenia
    21 km W
  • Voglajna River, Slovenia
    21 km W

Sources & licences

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