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
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 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -6 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
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| Max (°C) | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
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| Min (°F) | 21 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 39 | 32 | 25 |
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| Max (°F) | 32 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 43 | 34 |
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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 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 55 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 610 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 24 |
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| Days | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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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.