Zagreb
Capital of Croatia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Zagreb (29255640143): Nick Savchenko from Kiev, Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Zagreb is the capital of Croatia. About 663,592 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Croatia in our atlas.
It lies at 45.81° N, 15.98° E, about 135 m (443 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Zagreb time zone.
Location
Red dot: Zagreb. Green dots: other major cities of Croatia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Zagreb has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (25°F). Around 908 mm (36 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in CroatiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3186886 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1435 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Zagreb (29255640143): Nick Savchenko from Kiev, Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Maksimirski stadion Zagreb: Suradnik13, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Teatro Nacional, Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-13, DD 03: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Museum of Broken Relationships Zagreb 2012: Waerfelu, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Jarun 20160702 5087 (cropped): Branko Radovanović, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Maksimir zoo entrance: Janjko, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hrvatski muzej naivne umjetnosti: Suradnik13, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stari grad Medvedgrad - Zagreb 02: Miroslav.vajdic, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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