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Slovenia weather, climate and geography

Weather & climate

Best time to visit: 

Continental climate with warm summers and cold winters (snowfalls in the Alps). Mediterranean climate on the coast.

Required clothing: 

Medium-weight clothing and heavy overcoats in winter; lightweight clothing and raincoats for the summer, particularly for the higher Alpine north.

Geography

This compact and strategically important country is dominated by mountains, rivers and major north-south and east-west transit routes. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast and Croatia to the southeast, with a 47km (30-mile) Adriatic Sea coastline, where the main port is Koper.

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