When to go · Slovakia
Slovakia in July
Good month. Peak hiking season; book huts and Štrbské Pleso beds early; afternoon storms.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- High
- Slovakia
- Prices
- High
- Slovakia
Verdict
Peak hiking season; book huts and Štrbské Pleso beds early; afternoon storms.
Is another month better than July?
July is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in July
- Danube lowlands · Bratislava, Trnava, Komárnohot
The warmest, driest part of the country; hot summers, foggy grey winters.
- Mountains (Tatras, Low Tatras, Malá Fatra) · Poprad, Štrbské Pleso, Jasná, Terchovábest weather
Snow December–April; high Tatra trails open 16 June – 31 October; afternoon storms in July–August.
- East (Košice, Spiš) · Košice, Levoča, Bardejovhot
Continental: colder winters than Bratislava, warm summers.
- Central Slovakia: Valleys and towns · Banská Bystrica, Ružomberok, Žilina, Liptovhot
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, Oravabest weather
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, Levočahot
Continental pattern with cold winters and warm summers; month-by-month detail is check.
- Eastern Slovakia: Southern lowlands (Zemplín, Slovak Karst) · Michalovce, Trebišov, Rožňavahot
Generally warmer and drier than the north; harvest and best-month claims are check.
- Lower Zemplín: Lowland (most of Lower Zemplín) · around Michalovce, Trebišovhot
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 hillsrainy
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 regionhot
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 westhot
Slightly cooler and wetter than the plain; the hills hold snow longer in winter.
- Bratislava26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 10 rain days
- Banská Bystrica25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 11 rain days
- Banská Štiavnica24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
- Bardejov25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 6 rain days
- Bojnice27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 7 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 7 rain days
- Bytča25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 11 rain days
- Čičmany25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 10 rain days
- Dolny Kubin26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 8 rain days
- Dunajská Streda26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 6 rain days
- Humenné27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 13 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 13 rain days
- Kežmarok25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 5 rain days
- Komárno27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 6 rain days
- Košice27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 12 rain days
- Kremnica24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
- Kysuce27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 13 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 13 rain days
- Levice27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 13 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 13 rain days
- Levoča23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 12 rain days
- Liptovská Osada25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 13 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 13 rain days
- Liptovský Hrádok24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 12 rain days
- Liptovský Mikuláš23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 12 rain days
- Lučenec26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 10 rain days
- Martin25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 7 rain days
- Michalovce26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 13 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 13 rain days
- Myjava27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 7 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 7 rain days
- Nitra26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 5 rain days
- Nová Baňa26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 8 rain days
- Nové Mesto nad Váhom26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 4 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 4 rain days
- Papradno24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 12 rain days
- Partizánske27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 5 rain days
- Pezinok27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 8 rain days
- Piešťany28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 6 rain days
- Poprad23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 14 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 14 rain days
- Prešov25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 5 rain days
- Púchov25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 8 rain days
- Pukanec26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 10 rain days
- Rajecké Teplice24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 5 rain days
- Rožňava27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 5 rain days
- Ružomberok23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 13 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 13 rain days
- Skalica27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 9 rain days
- Sobrance26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 10 rain days
- Spišská Nová Ves27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 13 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 13 rain days
- Spišské Podhradie22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 6 rain days
- Spišský Štvrtok24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 12 rain days
- Stara Lubovna27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 13 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 13 rain days
- Terchová24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 12 rain days
- Topoľčany27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 12 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 12 rain days
- Trebišov26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 8 rain days
- Trenčianske Bohuslavice25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 14 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 14 rain days
- Trenčín25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
- Trnava27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 9 rain days
- Tvrdošín24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 6 rain days
- Ždiar22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 13 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 13 rain days
- Žiar nad Hronom27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 5 rain days
- Žilina24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 12 rain days
- Zvolen22 °C (72 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 8 rain days
Festivals and holidays
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.
Saints Cyril and Methodius
5 Jul
Pilgrimage to Nitra; peak summer travel.
National holidays
May 8 and Jul 5 · Bratislava
Shops and some sights close or shorten hours.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Slovakia
- High
- Prices · Slovakia
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Slovakia, side by side.
Verdict
Jul: Good
May: Great (better)
Crowds
Jul: High
May: Medium
Prices
Jul: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Jul: 2
May: 2
July: Peak hiking season; book huts and Štrbské Pleso beds early; afternoon storms.
May: Green valleys and mild towns; high Tatra trails still closed.
Slovakia: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
Where to go in July
Rated best or good this month
Mountains (Tatras, Low Tatras, Malá Fatra)
Best weather of the year (Poprad, Štrbské Pleso, Jasná, Terchová)
Best months: May–Sep (hiking); Dec–Feb for snow
Best months: May–Oct
Best months: May–Sep
Best months: May–Sep
Best months: May–Sep
Best months: May–Sep
Best months: May–Sep
Best months: May–September
Best months: May–Sep
Best months: May–Oct
Best months: May–September