climigo

Slovakia

When to go?

The best months are June, August–September. Avoid December–February (freezing).

Climate zones

UkraineRomaniaHungaryAustriaCzech RepublicPolandBratislavaBratislavaBratislavaKošiceKošiceKošiceNitraNitraNitraBanská BystricaBanská BystricaBanská BystricaŽilinaŽilinaŽilinaJasnáJasnáJasná

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 1°−5° snow likely
February 4°−3° snow likely
March 9°0°
April 15°4°
May 20°9°
June 24°12°
July 25°14°
August 25°13°
September 20°9°
October 14°5°
November 7°1°
December 2°−3° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−4.7 · 0.8 °CJanuary: −4.7 · 0.8 °C−3.4 · 3.6 °CFebruary: −3.4 · 3.6 °C−0.4 · 8.8 °CMarch: −0.4 · 8.8 °C4.0 · 15.1 °CApril: 4.0 · 15.1 °C8.6 · 19.7 °CMay: 8.6 · 19.7 °C12.1 · 23.5 °CJune: 12.1 · 23.5 °C13.5 · 25.2 °CJuly: 13.5 · 25.2 °C13.4 · 25.2 °CAugust: 13.4 · 25.2 °C9.4 · 20.0 °CSeptember: 9.4 · 20.0 °C5.1 · 14.0 °COctober: 5.1 · 14.0 °C1.3 · 7.4 °CNovember: 1.3 · 7.4 °C−3.2 · 1.7 °CDecember: −3.2 · 1.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −4.7 – 0.8 °C
Feb −3.4 – 3.6 °C
Mar −0.4 – 8.8 °C
Apr 4.0 – 15.1 °C
May 8.6 – 19.7 °C
Jun 12.1 – 23.5 °C
Jul 13.5 – 25.2 °C
Aug 13.4 – 25.2 °C
Sep 9.4 – 20.0 °C
Oct 5.1 – 14.0 °C
Nov 1.3 – 7.4 °C
Dec −3.2 – 1.7 °C

How much it rains

January 44 mm10 d
February 40 mm9 d
March 40 mm8 d
April 48 mm9 d
May 80 mm11 d
June 89 mm10 d
July 106 mm11 d
August 82 mm9 d
September 71 mm9 d
October 56 mm8 d
November 54 mm9 d
December 46 mm9 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec44 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 44 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a day40 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 40 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day40 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a dayMarch: 40 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a day48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day80 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 80 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day89 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a dayJune: 89 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a day106 mm · 11 rain days · 10 mm a dayJuly: 106 mm · 11 rain days · 10 mm a day82 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 82 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a day71 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 71 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a day56 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayOctober: 56 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day54 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayNovember: 54 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day46 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayDecember: 46 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 44 mm10 d
Feb 40 mm9 d
Mar 40 mm8 d
Apr 48 mm9 d
May 80 mm11 d
Jun 89 mm10 d
Jul 106 mm11 d
Aug 82 mm9 d
Sep 71 mm9 d
Oct 56 mm8 d
Nov 54 mm9 d
Dec 46 mm9 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 8 h 45
February 10 h 13
March 11 h 51
April 13 h 40
May 15 h 13
June 16 h 06
July 15 h 44
August 14 h 22
September 12 h 37
October 10 h 52
November 9 h 14
December 8 h 20

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 14 cm
February 17 cm
March 9 cm
April 2 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 2 cm
December 8 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec14 cmJanuary: 14 cm17 cmFebruary: 17 cm9 cmMarch: 9 cm2 cmApril: 2 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm2 cmNovember: 2 cm8 cmDecember: 8 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 14 cm
Feb 17 cm
Mar 9 cm
Apr 2 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 2 cm
Dec 8 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities