Slovakia in January

Ski season in the Tatras and Jasná; cold and grey in the towns.

January 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: 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.

• Bratislava2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 12 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 12 rain days
• Banská Bystrica1 °C (34 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 9 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 9 rain days
• Banská Štiavnica1 °C (34 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 9 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 9 rain days
• Bardejov2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Bojnice2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Bytča2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 10 rain days
• Čičmany1 °C (34 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 8 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 8 rain days
• Dolny Kubin2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain days
• Dunajská Streda2 °C (36 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Humenné2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 8 rain days
• Kežmarok0 °C (32 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 8 rain days
• Komárno2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 10 rain days
• Košice1 °C (34 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 12 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 12 rain days
• Kremnica1 °C (34 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 9 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 9 rain days
• Kysuce2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Levice2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Levoča0 °C (32 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 12 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 12 rain days
• Liptovská Osada-1 °C (30 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 8 rain days
• Liptovský Hrádok1 °C (34 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 10 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 10 rain days
• Liptovský Mikuláš0 °C (32 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 12 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 12 rain days
• Lučenec2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 8 rain days
• Martin-1 °C (30 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 7 rain days
• Michalovce2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Myjava2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 7 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 7 rain days
• Nitra1 °C (34 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 10 rain days
• Nová Baňa2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 7 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 7 rain days
• Nové Mesto nad Váhom2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Papradno2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Partizánske2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 10 rain days
• Pezinok2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 6 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 6 rain days
• Piešťany2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Poprad1 °C (34 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 10 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 10 rain days
• Prešov0 °C (32 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 10 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 10 rain days
• Púchov0 °C (32 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 7 rain days
• Pukanec2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 7 rain days
• Rajecké Teplice2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 10 rain days
• Rožňava2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 12 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 12 rain days
• Ružomberok1 °C (34 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 12 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 12 rain days
• Skalica2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 8 rain days
• Sobrance1 °C (34 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 8 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 8 rain days
• Spišská Nová Ves2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Spišské Podhradie-2 °C (28 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 10 rain days28 °F (-2 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 10 rain days
• Spišský Štvrtok0 °C (32 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 8 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 8 rain days
• Stara Lubovna2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Terchová1 °C (34 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 10 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 10 rain days
• Topoľčany2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 8 rain days
• Trebišov2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 7 rain days
• Trenčianske Bohuslavice0 °C (32 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 8 rain days
• Trenčín2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 8 rain days
• Trnava1 °C (34 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 6 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 6 rain days
• Tvrdošín2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 10 rain days
• Ždiar-2 °C (28 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 8 rain days28 °F (-2 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 8 rain days
• Žiar nad Hronom2 °C (36 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 8 rain days
• Žilina1 °C (34 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 12 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 12 rain days
• Zvolen-1 °C (30 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 6 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 6 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.

• Republic Day, Epiphany

  1 Jan and 6 Jan

  Shops closed; ski resorts full over New Year.

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Rated best or good this month

• Banská Bystrica

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

• Kremnica

  Best months: May–Sep for the mine, castle and hiking; Jan–Mar for Skalka skiing

• Kysuce

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

• Liptovský Mikuláš

  Best months: Jun–Sep for hiking and caves; Jan–Mar for skiing at Jasná

• 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)