Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
Climate chart - Poprad
The climate of Poprad, a city in northern Slovakia located at 700 meters (2,300 feet) above sea level and at the foot of the High Tatras, is
moderately continental, characterized by cold winters, with temperatures often below freezing (0 °C or 32 °F), and mild summers.
Winter is cold and gray. Snowfalls are quite frequent, but generally not abundant.
Sometimes there can be cold spells, in which the temperature can drop down to -20 °C (-4 °F) or even below. The temperature reached -27 °C (-16.5 °F) in February 1985, -29 °C (-20 °F) in January 1987, -28 °C (-18.5 °F) in December 1996, and -29 °C (-20 °F) in February 2012.
In
summer, temperatures are pleasant and suitable for outdoor activities, although sometimes there can be rains and thunderstorms, and it can get very cool at night due to altitude.
Occasionally (but less than in Bratislava and in the lowlands), there may be brief hot periods, with highs that can exceed 30 °C (86 °F). The temperature reached 33.5 °C (92 °F) in July 2000, 35 °C (95 °F) in July 2007, and 34 °C (93 °F) in August 2013.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -4 °C (25 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 16 °C (61 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Poprad - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -8 | 0 | -4 | 18 | 32 | 24.8 |
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| February | -7 | 2 | -2.5 | 19 | 36 | 27.5 |
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| March | -3 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 45 | 35.6 |
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| April | 1 | 12 | 6.5 | 34 | 54 | 43.7 |
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| May | 5 | 17 | 11 | 41 | 63 | 51.8 |
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| June | 8 | 20 | 14 | 46 | 68 | 57.2 |
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| July | 10 | 22 | 16 | 50 | 72 | 60.8 |
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| August | 9 | 22 | 15.5 | 48 | 72 | 59.9 |
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| September | 6 | 18 | 12 | 43 | 64 | 53.6 |
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| October | 2 | 13 | 7.5 | 36 | 55 | 45.5 |
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| November | -3 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 41 | 33.8 |
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| December | -7 | 1 | -3 | 19 | 34 | 26.6 |
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| Year | 1.1 | 11.6 | 6.35 | 34 | 52.9 | 43.5 |
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amounts to 575 millimeters (22.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 20 mm (0.8 in) in the driest month (February) to 85 mm (3.3 in) in the wettest (June). Here is the average precipitation.
Poprad - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 25 | 1 | 12 |
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| February | 20 | 0.8 | 11 |
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| March | 25 | 1 | 12 |
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| April | 50 | 2 | 13 |
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| May | 75 | 3 | 15 |
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| June | 85 | 3.3 | 15 |
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| July | 75 | 3 | 14 |
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| August | 65 | 2.6 | 12 |
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| September | 50 | 2 | 11 |
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| October | 45 | 1.8 | 10 |
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| November | 35 | 1.4 | 13 |
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| December | 25 | 1 | 14 |
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| Year | 575 | 22.6 | 152 |
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On average, there are around 1,920
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Poprad - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 3 | 95 | February | 4 | 115 | March | 5 | 150 | April | 5.5 | 170 | May | 6.5 | 205 | June | 7 | 210 | July | 7.5 | 230 | August | 7 | 220 | September | 6 | 185 | October | 5.5 | 165 | November | 3 | 90 | December | 2.5 | 80 | Year | 5.3 | 1915 |
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The
best time to visit Poprad runs from June to August, since it is the mildest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes, it can get hot, 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 jacket for the evening.