Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Košice, a city of eastern Slovakia, is
moderately continental, characterized by cold winters, with temperatures often below freezing (0 °C or 32 °F), and mild or pleasantly warm summers.
The city is located in eastern Slovakia, 200 meters (650 feet) above sea level, 18 km (11 mi) north of the border with Hungary, and 70 km (43 mi) west of the border with Ukraine.
Winter is cold and gray. Snowfalls are frequent, but generally not abundant.
Sometimes, cold waves can occur, during which the temperatures can drop to -15 °C (5 °F) or below. The temperature dropped to -20 °C (-4 °F) in January 1963, to -19.5 °C (-3 °F) in January 1985, to -26 °C (-15 °F) in January 1987, to -19 °C (-2 °F) in February 1991 and January 2006, and to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) in January 2017.
In
summer, the temperatures are pleasant and suitable for outdoor activities, although sometimes there can be rains and thunderstorms.
Every now and then (and more often in recent years due to global warming), there can be short hot periods, with maximum temperatures exceeding 30 °C (86 °F). The temperature reached 35 °C (95 °F) in August 1992, 38 °C (100.5 °F) in July 2007, 36.5 °C (97.5 °F) in July 2012, and 36 °C (97 °F) in August 2013.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -2.5 °C (27 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 19.2 °C (67 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Košice - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -6 | 0 | -2.6 | 22 | 33 | 27.4 |
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| February | -4 | 3 | -0.3 | 25 | 38 | 31.4 |
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| March | 0 | 9 | 4.4 | 31 | 49 | 40 |
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| April | 4 | 15 | 9.6 | 40 | 59 | 49.3 |
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| May | 9 | 20 | 14.6 | 48 | 69 | 58.3 |
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| June | 12 | 23 | 17.5 | 53 | 74 | 63.5 |
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| July | 13 | 25 | 19.2 | 56 | 77 | 66.6 |
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| August | 13 | 25 | 19.1 | 56 | 77 | 66.4 |
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| September | 9 | 20 | 14.8 | 49 | 69 | 58.6 |
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| October | 4 | 14 | 9.4 | 40 | 58 | 48.9 |
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| November | 0 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 43 | 37.4 |
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| December | -4 | 1 | -1.2 | 25 | 35 | 29.8 |
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| Year | 4.3 | 13.7 | 9 | 39.7 | 56.7 | 48 |
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amounts to 610 millimeters (24 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 25 mm (1 inch) in the driest months (January, February, March) to 85 mm (3.3 in) in the wettest ones (June, July). Here is the average precipitation.
Košice - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 25 | 1 | 13 |
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| February | 25 | 1 | 11 |
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| March | 25 | 1 | 10 |
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| April | 50 | 2 | 12 |
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| May | 70 | 2.8 | 14 |
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| June | 85 | 3.3 | 14 |
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| July | 85 | 3.3 | 13 |
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| August | 70 | 2.8 | 11 |
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| September | 55 | 2.2 | 10 |
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| October | 45 | 1.8 | 10 |
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| November | 40 | 1.6 | 13 |
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| December | 35 | 1.4 | 14 |
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| Year | 610 | 24 | 145 |
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On average, there are around 2,070
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Košice - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 2 | 65 | February | 3 | 85 | March | 5.5 | 165 | April | 7 | 205 | May | 8.5 | 265 | June | 8.5 | 260 | July | 9 | 280 | August | 8.5 | 260 | September | 7 | 215 | October | 5 | 155 | November | 2.5 | 70 | December | 1.5 | 45 | Year | 5.7 | 2075 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Košice runs from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes, it can be hot in July and August, while in other circumstances, nights can be cool or even a little cold even in these months, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening.