Geography and Climate
The city lies on and beneath seven hills on the inner part of a wide gulf and a naturally well-protected port (depth up to 38 metres (125 ft)) open to the northwest with two entrances: from the sea and through Fažana channel.
Today, Pula's geographical area amounts to 5,165 hectares (12,760 acres), 4,159 hectares (10,280 acres) on land and 1,015 hectares (2,510 acres) at sea, bounded from the north by islands Sv. Jerolim and Kozada, city areas Štinjan, Veli Vrh and Šijanic forest; from the east area Monteserpo, Valmade, Busoler and Valdebek; from the south with the old gas works, commercial port Veruda and island Veruda; and from the west Verudela, Lungomare and Musil.
Protected from the north by the mountain chain of Alps as well the inner highland, the climate is Mediterranean, very pleasant, with the highest air temperature averaging 24 °C (75 °F) during August and lowest averaging 6 °C (43 °F), in January. Summers are usually warm during the day and cooler near the evening, although some strange heat wave patterns are also common.
Primarily, there is a lot of moisture in the air. Temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F) last for more than 240 days a year. There are two different kinds of winds here – the bura brings cold and clear weather from the north in winter, and the southern jugo (jug=south) bringing rain in summer. The 'Maestral' is a summer breeze blowing from the inland to the sea.
Like the rest of the region Pula is known for its mild climate, tame sea, and unspoiled nature with an average of sunny days of 2,316 hours per year or 6.3 hours a day, with an average air temperature of 13.7 °C (56.7 °F) (6.1 °C (43.0 °F) in February to 26.4 °C (79.5 °F) in July and August) and sea temperature from 7 °C (45 °F) to 26 °C (79 °F).
| Climate data for Pula | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
21 (70) |
25 (77) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
24 (75) |
20 (68) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
18.25 (64.85) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
2 (36) |
4 (39) |
8 (46) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 78 (3.07) |
64 (2.52) |
65 (2.56) |
70 (2.76) |
56 (2.2) |
53 (2.09) |
48 (1.89) |
75 (2.95) |
85 (3.35) |
85 (3.35) |
80 (3.15) |
112 (4.41) |
871 (34.29) |
| Source: EuroWeather | |||||||||||||
| 57 km (35 mi) to Poreč | 67 km (42 mi) Motovun | 106 km (66 mi) Rijeka | ||
| Pula | ||||
| 81 km (50 mi) Mali Lošinj |
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