- Elevation
- 196 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport57 km
- MBX Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport59 km
About Savinja
Savinja is a river. Location: Slovenia.
The Savinja (pronounced [saˈʋìːnja]) is a river in northeast Slovenia which flows mostly in the Upper and Lower Savinja Valley (Slovene: Zgornja in Spodnja Savinjska dolina) and through the cities of Celje and Laško. The Savinja is the main river of the Savinja Alps (Sln. Savinjske Alpe). It flows into the Sava River at the town of Zidani Most. It has often flooded, such as in the 1960s, 1990, and 1995. The Savinja has a length of 101.75 kilometres (63.22 mi) and a catchment area of 1,847.7 km2 (713.4 sq mi).
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At a glance
- Length
- 102 km
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Savinja
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 108 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (145 mm)
- Driest month
- January (52 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 9° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 54 | 77 | 90 | 100 | 145 | 119 | 124 | 112 | 115 | 108 | 80 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Savinja
The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), 57 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 52 km to the west.
Airports
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 57 kmwest
- Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 59 kmnortheast
- Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 79 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 52 kmwest
- Zagreb Population: 663.6K 69 kmsoutheast
- Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 90 kmnorthwest
- Rijeka Population: 108K 101 kmsouthwest
- Graz Population: 303.3K 111 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Savinja
Within 100 km: 89 historic and cultural sites, 354 natural sites, 206 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km8 places
- Lake Žovnek Lake 24 kmNW
- Kum Mountain 7 kmW
- Radulja River 20 kmS
- Mirna River 12 kmSE
25–60 km80 places
- Ribnica Lake Lake 47 kmN
- Šmarna gora Mountain 55 kmW
- Pohorje Mountain 55 kmNE
- Mrzla Gora Mountain 55 kmNW
60–100 km561 places
- Kašina River 87 kmE
- Lake Bled Lake 89 kmW
- Veliki Snežnik Mountain 78 kmSW
- Porezen Mountain 93 kmW
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