Croatia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2017 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
405km²
Area
246km
Coastline
568m
Highest point
Obzova
24°C
Warmest sea
August
7km
To the mainland
When to go to Krk
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (24 °C) and coolest in February (10 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to September.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island of Croatia
Krk is an island in Croatia. It belongs to Dalmatian Archipelago. It covers 405 km², with 246 km of coastline. Its highest point, Obzova, rises to 568 m. The nearest mainland is 7 km away.
Getting there
- Rijeka Airport (RJK)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at RJK airport (Rijeka)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesValbiska (Krk) - Lopar (Rab), Valbiska (Krk) - Merag (Cres), Rijeka - Krk
- 7 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Krk.
- 296beachesFKK beach Njivice, FKK Njivice Kijac, FKK Porat and 293 more
- 64viewpointsLjubimer, Bag and 62 more
- 6lighthousesSvjetionik Rt Vošćica and 5 more
- 7ferry terminalsValbiska, Baška, Taxi Boat Baška and 4 more
- 11marinasMalinska, Njivice, Lučica Porat and 8 more
- 116named peaksObzova, Brestovica, Veli Vrh and 113 more
- 1waterfallsSlap Skakavica
- 2castles and fortsFrankopanski kaštel, Kaštel Gradec
- 59ruins and archaeological sitesByzantine Fort, Kastel Baska, Crkva Sv Nikola and 56 more
- 11dive centresDive Center Krk, Squatina Diving, Dive Loft Krk and 8 more
- 45waymarked walking routesBaška - Hlam, Plato Mjeseca - Lovka Diviška, Stražica and 42 more
- 22campsitesPila, Marušina Olive Hills, Mali Raj and 19 more
- 267hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 335restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Krk in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Krk, each with its own numbers.
15beaches and covesCoastya
5mountainsPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
Highest point
568m
Obzova
prominence 568 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
0.22km²
Езеро (озеро)
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
27.2°C
Езеро (озеро)
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
23.8°C
Luka Sršćica
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
15 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Plaža Pesja23.6°C
- Beach Vela Riva23.6°C
- Komostrin Beach23.6°C
- Uvala Vodotočcove23.6°C
- Uvala Vodicacove23.6°C
- Luka Sveti Jurajcove23.6°C
- Uvala Slivanjskacove23.6°C
- Uvala Sapancove23.6°C
7 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
5 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Obzovaprominence 568 m568m
- Hlam
- Vidohlam
- Gajen
- Kozlja
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Езеро (озеро)0.22km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 149 m above the sea. 74 % of it is below 200 m.
- 20 %0–50 m
- 54 %50–200 m
- 25 %200–500 m
- <1 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Krk3,935 people
- Omišalj1,877 people
- Punat1,784 people
- Njivice1,115 people
- Baška899 people
- Vrbnik887 people
- Malinska816 people
- Dobrinj89 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
| Night low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| Sea (°C) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Rain (mm) | 86 | 93 | 77 | 72 | 88 | 66 | 52 | 72 | 122 | 114 | 140 | 108 |
| Wet days | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +0.6 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −0.7 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +2.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.4 |
| 2021 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.3 | −0.4 | −1.2 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +1.6 | ±0.0 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.3 | −0.7 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +1.2 | −0.2 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +1.5 |
| 2023 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +0.7 | −0.5 | −1.6 | −0.6 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +2.7 | +1.6 | +2.2 |
| 2024 | +2.6 | +2.5 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +2.2 | +2.9 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +1.7 |
| 2025 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +1.3 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +2.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q6059) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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