# Vojsko, Idrija

Vojsko (pronounced or, German: Woiska) is a dispersed settlement in the hills west of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It has a cluster of buildings centered on the parish church at its centre, and includes a number of smaller hamlets as well as remote farmsteads in the surrounding hills.

## Name

The name Vojsko arose through ellipsis from the noun phrase *vojьsko (selo) 'military settlement'. The name did not derive from visoko 'high', as sometimes hypothesized.

## Church

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and belongs to the Koper Diocese.

## Weather station

A weather station was installed at Vojsko in July 1928. Initially, it was used solely for measuring precipitation, but since November 1958 it has recorded all common meteorological observations.
Vojsko has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
Climate data for Vojsko 1981-2010 (1067m) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 30.5 (86.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 1.5 (34.7) | 5.2 (41.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 4.9 (40.8) | 1.3 (34.3) | 10.3 (50.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) | −2.1 (28.2) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 7.0 (44.6) | 1.9 (35.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | 6.4 (43.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) | −5.0 (23.0) | −1.9 (28.6) | 1.9 (35.4) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 4.2 (39.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | −4.1 (24.6) | 3.1 (37.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −17.0 (1.4) | −9.5 (14.9) | −2.0 (28.4) | 1.1 (34.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 1.4 (34.5) | −1.1 (30.0) | −8.2 (17.2) | −14.5 (5.9) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 147 (5.8) | 126 (5.0) | 167 (6.6) | 174 (6.9) | 171 (6.7) | 176 (6.9) | 143 (5.6) | 160 (6.3) | 215 (8.5) | 244 (9.6) | 301 (11.9) | 252 (9.9) | 2,276 (89.7) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 37 (15) | 50 (20) | 52 (20) | 16 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.0) | 20 (7.9) | 15.0 (5.9) |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0 cm) | 25 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 114 |
| Source: Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Vojsko (elevation 1,068 m; 1957–2022) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.7 (89.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.6 (70.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 31.7 (89.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.52 (32.94) | 1.72 (35.10) | 5.25 (41.45) | 9.57 (49.23) | 14.52 (58.14) | 18.44 (65.19) | 20.67 (69.21) | 20.16 (68.29) | 15.73 (60.31) | 10.74 (51.33) | 5.37 (41.67) | 1.6 (34.9) | 10.36 (50.65) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.34 (27.79) | −1.56 (29.19) | 1.53 (34.75) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.34 (50.61) | 14.01 (57.22) | 16.04 (60.87) | 15.51 (59.92) | 11.62 (52.92) | 7.23 (45.01) | 2.58 (36.64) | −1.1 (30.0) | 6.62 (43.92) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) | −4.43 (24.03) | −1.58 (29.16) | 2.17 (35.91) | 6.58 (43.84) | 9.99 (49.98) | 11.8 (53.2) | 11.64 (52.95) | 8.3 (46.9) | 4.36 (39.85) | 0.07 (32.13) | −3.69 (25.36) | 3.35 (38.03) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −10.2 (13.6) | −4.5 (23.9) | 0.5 (32.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | 1.4 (34.5) | −1.3 (29.7) | −8.3 (17.1) | −14.5 (5.9) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 166.07 (6.54) | 157.1 (6.19) | 174.72 (6.88) | 181.44 (7.14) | 177.1 (6.97) | 185.44 (7.30) | 161.47 (6.36) | 162.85 (6.41) | 213.79 (8.42) | 236.69 (9.32) | 311.68 (12.27) | 235.99 (9.29) | 2,364.34 (93.09) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 66.28 (26.09) | 81.8 (32.2) | 82.06 (32.31) | 44.13 (17.37) | 8.06 (3.17) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 7.75 (3.05) | 8.06 (3.17) | 30.07 (11.84) | 50.0 (19.7) | 82.06 (32.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.37 | 10.85 | 11.85 | 14.42 | 15.46 | 15.23 | 13.12 | 12.45 | 11.52 | 12.88 | 13.97 | 12.2 | 155.32 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.49 | 5.71 | 7.43 | 12.22 | 15.18 | 15.23 | 13.11 | 12.45 | 11.48 | 12.29 | 11.75 | 7.46 | 129.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.83 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 4.51 | 0.78 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.06 | 0.91 | 4.02 | 6.95 | 38.91 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.07 | 79.5 | 75.33 | 74.16 | 74.9 | 74.77 | 73.13 | 76.33 | 81.53 | 85.0 | 84.62 | 83.73 | 78.76 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 77.6 | 72.73 | 64.7 | 62.97 | 63.52 | 63.23 | 60.6 | 62.0 | 69.03 | 75.97 | 79.83 | 79.97 | 69.35 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 85.49 | 98.07 | 123.69 | 158.59 | 191.52 | 211.03 | 255.22 | 224.19 | 172.36 | 143.41 | 89.29 | 80.37 | 1,833.23 |
| Source: National Meteorological Service of Slovenia – Archive ||||||||||||||