Croatia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
284km²
Area
332km
Coastline
349m
Highest point
Sveti Vid
3,175
People
24°C
Warmest sea
August
2km
To the mainland
When to go to Pag
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (24 °C) and coolest in February (12 °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
Pag is an island in Croatia. It belongs to Dalmatian Archipelago. It covers 284 km², with 332 km of coastline. Its highest point, Sveti Vid, rises to 349 m. About 3,175 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 2 km away.
Getting there
- Zadar Airport (ZAD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 54 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZAD airport (Zadar)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesPrizna - Žigljen (Pag), Novalja (Pag) - Rab (Rab), Tovarnele - Rab, Lopar (Rab) - Novalja (Pag)
- 2 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 Pag.
- 164beachesTri glave, Plaža Babinjak, Plaža Plat and 161 more
- 22viewpointsVeliko blato ornit.rezervat, Sveti Jure, Osmatračnica and 19 more
- 1lighthouses
- 3ferry terminalsŽigljen, Novalja, Tovarnele
- 5marinasNovalja, Luka Mandre, ACI Marina Šimuni and 2 more
- 121named peaksSveti Vid, Bošanić, Visoki brig and 118 more
- 1castles and fortsFortica
- 9ruins and archaeological sitesUstashe Concentration Camp, Old Well, Utvrda Svetojanj and 6 more
- 2dive centresFOKA diving centar, FOKA
- 6waymarked walking routes501, Sveti Jure, Zaton and 3 more
- 22campsitesStraško, Auto kamp Pere Dinjiška, Camping Simuni and 19 more
- 91hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 191restaurants, 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
Pag in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Pag, each with its own numbers.
11beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
24.0°C
Rucica Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
11 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Rucica Beach24.0°C
- Uvala Vlaška Velacove24.0°C
- Uvala Vlaška Malacove24.0°C
- Uvala Drljandacove24.0°C
- Uvala Barbatcove24.0°C
- Uvala Trilukcove24.0°C
- Uvala Slatinicacove24.0°C
- Uvala Galiotcove24.0°C
3 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 64 m above the sea. 96 % of it is below 200 m.
- 54 %0–50 m
- 43 %50–200 m
- 4 %200–500 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
- Novalja2,415 people
- Pag2,322 people
- Stari Grad1,906 people
- Povljana669 people
- Kolan332 people
- Dubac-Varsan6 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
| Night low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| Sea (°C) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Rain (mm) | 100 | 99 | 83 | 74 | 85 | 59 | 48 | 62 | 122 | 119 | 144 | 118 |
| Wet days | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
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 | +2.2 | +1.7 | +0.3 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −1.0 | ±0.0 | +1.8 | +2.0 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +1.0 | −0.7 | −1.4 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +1.2 | +0.8 | −0.3 | −1.1 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +1.1 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +1.4 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | −0.6 | −1.5 | −0.3 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +2.4 | +1.4 | +2.0 |
| 2024 | +2.1 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +2.7 | +1.7 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +1.3 |
| 2025 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +1.0 | −0.3 | −0.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +2.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q209784) · 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 — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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