Slovakia in December

Bratislava Christmas market; ski resorts open mid-month if snow allows.

December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatGreen valleys and mild towns; high Tatra trails still closed.
• JuneGreatHigh trails open from 16 June; long days, fewer people than July.
• SeptemberGreatBest month: stable weather, fewer hikers, wine harvest near Bratislava.
• JulyGoodPeak hiking season; book huts and Štrbské Pleso beds early; afternoon storms.

• Danube lowlands · Bratislava, Trnava, Komárnocool

  The warmest, driest part of the country; hot summers, foggy grey winters.

• Mountains (Tatras, Low Tatras, Malá Fatra) · Poprad, Štrbské Pleso, Jasná, Terchovácool

  Snow December–April; high Tatra trails open 16 June – 31 October; afternoon storms in July–August.

• East (Košice, Spiš) · Košice, Levoča, Bardejovcool

  Continental: colder winters than Bratislava, warm summers.

• Central Slovakia: Valleys and towns · Banská Bystrica, Ružomberok, Žilina, Liptovcool

  Best months are May–June and September–early October; July and August are warm and busy, and afternoon thunderstorms are common.

• Central Slovakia: High ranges · Low Tatras, Great Fatra, Little Fatra, Oravasnow

  Snow above about 1,500 m from November to April; the high trails open from June and can hold snow into May. Ski season runs roughly December to March, depending on snow.

• Eastern Slovakia: Košice basin and Spiš · Košice, Prešov, Poprad, Levočacold

  Continental pattern with cold winters and warm summers; month-by-month detail is check.

• Eastern Slovakia: Southern lowlands (Zemplín, Slovak Karst) · Michalovce, Trebišov, Rožňavacold

  Generally warmer and drier than the north; harvest and best-month claims are check.

• Lower Zemplín: Lowland (most of Lower Zemplín) · around Michalovce, Trebišovcool

  Hot July–August (30 °C (86 °F)+); rainy spells in June and September.Hot July–August (86 °F (30 °C)+); rainy spells in June and September.

• Šariš: Šariš · Eastern Slovakia, basin and hillscool

  Warm summers (25–30 °C (77–86 °F)) and cold winters (often below 0 °C (32 °F)). Rain is common in June–August. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant.Warm summers (77–86 °F (25–30 °C)) and cold winters (often below 32 °F (0 °C)). Rain is common in June–August. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant.

• Western Slovakia: Danube plain (Bratislava, Nitra, Pezinok) · south and centre of the regioncold

  Continental: warm dry summers, cold winters with some snow. July and August can pass 30 °C (86 °F); December to February often sits near or below freezing.Continental: warm dry summers, cold winters with some snow. July and August can pass 86 °F (30 °C); December to February often sits near or below freezing.

• Western Slovakia: Považie and hills (Trenčín, Záhorie) · north and westcold

  Slightly cooler and wetter than the plain; the hills hold snow longer in winter.

• Bratislava3 °C (37 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 12 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 12 rain days
• Banská Bystrica2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 10 rain days
• Banská Štiavnica2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 10 rain days
• Bardejov4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Bojnice3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Bytča3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 11 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 11 rain days
• Čičmany2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 9 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 9 rain days
• Dolny Kubin4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 10 rain days
• Dunajská Streda4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 10 rain days
• Humenné4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Kežmarok2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
• Komárno3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 11 rain days
• Košice2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 13 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 13 rain days
• Kremnica2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 10 rain days
• Kysuce3 °C (37 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain days
• Levice4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain days
• Levoča1 °C (34 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 13 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 13 rain days
• Liptovská Osada2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
• Liptovský Hrádok2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 11 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 11 rain days
• Liptovský Mikuláš1 °C (34 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 13 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 13 rain days
• Lučenec3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
• Martin2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
• Michalovce4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain days
• Myjava4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Nitra3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 11 rain days
• Nová Baňa4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Nové Mesto nad Váhom4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain days
• Papradno3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Partizánske4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 11 rain days
• Pezinok4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 6 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 6 rain days
• Piešťany4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain days
• Poprad1 °C (34 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 11 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 11 rain days
• Prešov2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 11 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 11 rain days
• Púchov2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
• Pukanec3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Rajecké Teplice3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 11 rain days
• Rožňava4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 13 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 13 rain days
• Ružomberok2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 13 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 13 rain days
• Skalica3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
• Sobrance2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 9 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 9 rain days
• Spišská Nová Ves4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain days
• Spišské Podhradie-1 °C (30 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 11 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 11 rain days
• Spišský Štvrtok1 °C (34 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 9 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 9 rain days
• Stara Lubovna3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 8 rain days
• Terchová2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 11 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 11 rain days
• Topoľčany3 °C (37 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Trebišov3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Trenčianske Bohuslavice2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
• Trenčín3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Trnava3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 6 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 6 rain days
• Tvrdošín4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 11 rain days
• Ždiar0 °C (32 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 9 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 9 rain days
• Žiar nad Hronom3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
• Žilina2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 13 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 13 rain days
• Zvolen0 °C (32 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 7 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 7 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Christmas big impact

  24–26 Dec

  Christmas Eve dinner at home; restaurants and shops shut, holiday timetables.

• Christmas markets

  Late Nov–Dec 23 · Bratislava

  Main Square and Hviezdoslav Square fill in the evenings.

Crowds · Slovakia

Medium

Prices · Slovakia

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Slovakia, side by side.

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Rated best or good this month

• Bratislava

  Cold; Christmas market and lights; check Dec 24–26 closures.

• Banská Bystrica

  Best months: May–Sep (hiking); Dec–Feb for snow

• Kysuce

  Best months: Dec–Mar for ski; Jun–Sep for hiking and nature walks

• Poprad

  Best months: Jun–Sep for hiking; Dec–Mar for skiing

• Ružomberok

  Best months: Jun–Sep for hiking and the cable car; Dec–Mar for skiing at Malinô Brdo

• Ždiar

  Best months: Jun–Sep (hiking), Dec–Mar (ski)

• Žilina

  Best months: May–Sep for hiking; Dec for the Christmas market