Croatia / Primorje-Gorski Kotar

Plaža Banj

Plaža Banj is a 205 m-long fine-gravel beach facing south-west, 1.2 km south-east of Banjol (Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia). The sea averages 24.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 11.8 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–September.

Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.

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Month by month

October at Plaža Banj

Sea19.4 °C
Day high16 °C
Night low8 °C
Rain132 mm
Cloud cover53%
Wind3.0 m/s
Daylight11.1 h07:14–18:18

Beach-day index 3.8/10 · Croatia median 4.4

Monthly averages at Plaža Banj
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sea °C12.9 °C11.8 °C12.0 °C13.7 °C17.4 °C21.4 °C23.7 °C24.0 °C21.8 °C19.4 °C17.0 °C14.7 °C
High °C4°5°9°14°19°23°26°26°21°16°10°5°
Low °C-1°-1°2°6°10°14°16°16°12°8°4°0°
Rain mm1011089192105796282140132156123
Cloud %646056545243323244536461
Wind m/s3.84.13.72.92.52.32.22.42.83.03.33.8
Daylight h9.210.411.813.414.815.615.314.112.611.19.68.8
Record high/low15°/-15°15°/-13°20°/-13°25°/-3°30°/2°36°/4°38°/10°37°/7°30°/4°26°/-3°23°/-4°14°/-11°
Beach index2.62.52.72.74.27.59.29.06.13.82.72.4

Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.

When to go

The beach-day index peaks in July–August; July scores 9.2/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 23.7 °C and 62 mm of rain.

That matches the median for beaches in Croatia in the same month.

At its warmest the water here is 0.5 °C cooler than the Croatia median for August (24.5 °C).

Across the year the sea averages 17.5 °C, cooler than 61% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.

November is the wettest month (156 mm) and July the driest (62 mm); the yearly total is about 1,270 mm.

Daylight runs from 8.8 hours in December to 15.6 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 20:44 local time.

Day highNight lowSeaRain (mm)
Climate and sea temperature at Plaža BanjMonthly averages. Lines: daytime high, night low, sea surface temperature. Bars: rainfall in millimetres.-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°0 mm100 mm200 mmJanuary: 101 mm rainFebruary: 108 mm rainMarch: 91 mm rainApril: 92 mm rainMay: 105 mm rainJune: 79 mm rainJuly: 62 mm rainAugust: 82 mm rainSeptember: 140 mm rainOctober: 132 mm rainNovember: 156 mm rainDecember: 123 mm rainJanuary: sea 12.9 °CFebruary: sea 11.8 °CMarch: sea 12 °CApril: sea 13.7 °CMay: sea 17.4 °CJune: sea 21.4 °CJuly: sea 23.7 °CAugust: sea 24 °CSeptember: sea 21.8 °COctober: sea 19.4 °CNovember: sea 17 °CDecember: sea 14.7 °CJanuary: high 4 °CFebruary: high 4.9 °CMarch: high 9.3 °CApril: high 14.4 °CMay: high 18.8 °CJune: high 22.9 °CJuly: high 25.7 °CAugust: high 26.2 °CSeptember: high 20.5 °COctober: high 15.5 °CNovember: high 10.3 °CDecember: high 5.4 °CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Orientation, sun and shore

JunDecNESW

The shore faces south-west (227°). Open water fills about 31% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.

The sun sets over the sea in September–April; in mid-December it goes down at 16:20 local time on a bearing of 237°.

Straight out to the south-west the next coast is roughly 120 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell. The beach is on an island of about 86 km².

About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 30 m deep and 88 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 43 m above sea level 500 m inland and 277 m at 1.5 km, with hills rising behind it.

Within 1 km, the land is 40% tree cover, 27% built-up land and 18% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 43% of that circle.

  • Tree 40%
  • Built 27%
  • Grass 18%
  • Shrub 15%
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sunset over seayesyesyesyes––––yesyesyesyes
Sunrise over sea––––––––––––

Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.

Bathing water quality

The official EU bathing-water site “Rt Artić”, 350 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.

  1. 2015Excellent
  2. 2016Excellent
  3. 2017Excellent
  4. 2018Excellent
  5. 2019Excellent
  6. 2020Excellent
  7. 2021Excellent
  8. 2022Excellent
  9. 2023Excellent
  10. 2024Excellent
  11. 2025Excellent

Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.

No lifeguard mapped

OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.

From above

Satellite image of Plaža Banj and its surroundings
Satellite view, 2.4 × 1.6 km centred on the beach, 2026-04-26. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026.

Facilities within 1 km

  • 11Restaurants, cafés & bars
  • 1Public toilets
  • –Showers
  • 7Car parks
  • –Lifeguard stations
  • 27Hotels & guesthouses
  • 1Campsites
  • 2Water-sports spots
  • 1Bus stops (1.5 km)
  • 1Viewpoints

Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 7 restaurants, 3 bars and 1 fast-food outlet. Accommodation: 27 hotels and guesthouses.

Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.

Around the beach

Nature

  • Galijola peak 1.4 km S

Islands in view

  • Sveti Juraj 1.7 km W

Diving & boat hire

  • Apartments and Studios "Vinko Matić" 180 m NW
  • Phoenix Marine 820 m SE

Campsites

  • Victoria mobile homes 890 m NW

Getting there

Airports with scheduled flights
AirportCodeDistanceDirection
Rijeka Airport Rijeka(Omišalj)RJK54.9 kmnorth
Pula Airport PulaPUY70.0 kmwest
Zadar Airport ZadarZAD85.2 kmsouth-east

Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.

Local transport: 1 bus stop within 1.5 km and 7 mapped car parks within 1 km.

5 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 5.8K residents); within 30 km there are 10 (about 14.4K).

Map and nearby beaches

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Compared with the nearest beaches
BeachDistanceWarmest seaLengthSurface
Plaža Banj–24.0 °C205 mFine gravel
Rajska plaža9.0 km NW23.8 °C1.2 kmSand
Vela plaža24.4 km N23.8 °C––
Zrće25.3 km SE24.0 °C774 mFine gravel

Data on this page

  • Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
  • Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 15.3 km away.
  • Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w920939544; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
  • Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
  • Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
  • Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_33TVK_20260426_1_L2A.
  • Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
  • Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site HRBWC-COAST-HR3-6238).
  • Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
  • Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
  • Search popularity: about 2.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).

Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.