page_title: Koločep
section_title: Climate and vegetation
hierarchical_section_title: Koločep / Climate and vegetation
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture of island of Koločep
context_page_description: The island of Koločep is one of the three inhabited Elaphiti Islands situated near the city of Dubrovnik with an area of 2.44 square kilometres. Koločep is the southernmost inhabited island in Croatia. In the 2011 census, the population of the island was 163.
context_section_description: Koločep has an average of 215 sunny days a year. Its climate is of a moderate Mediterranean type, and due to the isle's indented coastline and small area, the predominant climatic features throughout the island are influenced by the Adriatic. The sea moderates the air temperature considerably keeping the average monthly daytime highs above 10 °C (50 °F) in the winter time and below 27 °C (81 °F) in the summer.
  Clear waters surrounding the island range from deep blue to turquoise aqua. The coastline has with a number of hidden coves: the Blue Cave can be accessed swimming from one such cove on the south side of the island. An area off shore where lobsters abound is another one of Koločep's features.
  The islands flora includes stands of tall pine and olive groves.
caption: Island of Koločep
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