Banská Bystrica in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Banská Bystrica sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 332 mm of rain over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Banská Bystrica's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Banská Bystrica's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 21°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Rainfall
- 332 mm
- 42 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.0
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Banská Bystrica in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.
A typical summer day in Banská Bystrica reaches about 21°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Banská Bystrica
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Banská Bystrica weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1° / -7° | 49 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1° / -6° | 51 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 6° / -2° | 58 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 12° / 2° | 69 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 13.4 | 3.2 |
| May | 17° / 6° | 106 | 15.4 | 0 | 15 | 4.8 |
| Jun | 20° / 10° | 118 | 14.8 | 0 | 15.9 | 5.6 |
| Jul | 22° / 11° | 116 | 14.7 | 0 | 15.5 | 6.0 |
| Aug | 22° / 11° | 98 | 12.2 | 0 | 14.2 | 6.4 |
| Sep | 17° / 7° | 78 | 11 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.2 |
| Oct | 11° / 3° | 67 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 2.8 |
| Nov | 5° / -0° | 60 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 0° / -5° | 55 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Banská Bystrica gets around 332 mm of rain over 42 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min in early June to 13 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Banská Bystrica?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Banská Bystrica for sightseeing.
What to pack for Banská Bystrica in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Banská Bystrica sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 42 days see rain.
UV index in Banská Bystrica in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banská Bystrica peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Banská Bystrica in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Banská Bystrica is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Banská Bystrica's WHO annual average of 13.9 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 12 | Moderate |
| Mar | 16 | Moderate |
| Apr | 16 | Moderate |
| May | 16 | Moderate |
| Jun | 18 | Moderate |
| Jul | 17 | Moderate |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 11 | Good |
| Dec | 10 | Good |
Where is Banská Bystrica?
Banská Bystrica sits at 48.7°N, 19.1°E, 329 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Zvolen, 18 km away.
Topography around Banská Bystrica
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Banská Bystrica.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Banská Bystrica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,278 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,267 m.
The land around Banská Bystrica is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.
Slovakia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / E / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 58% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $28,544
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.3 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.1
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 6.1
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 606
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Banská Bystrica (48.7395°, 19.1493°, elevation 329 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.