Košice weather in July

In July, Košice sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 123 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Košice's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Košice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
3:54 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Košice is city in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
923/km²
people per km²
Founded
1230

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Košice reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112413
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How July really feels in Košice

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Košice weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°317.768.50.0
Feb / -4°378.46.49.80.0
Mar / -0°419.73.111.61.4
Apr15° / 6411.40.813.44.1
May19° / 10214.60155.5
Jun23° / 12°9914.3015.96.0
Jul24° / 14°12314.7015.56.2
Aug24° / 13°8911.7014.26.7
Sep19° / 6910012.46.0
Oct13° / 598.90.310.53.7
Nov / 469.32.790.8
Dec / -4°378.85.28.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95149
105149
115050
125050
135050
144951
154951
164951
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184852
194852
204951
214951
224951
235050
245050
255149
265149
275248
285347
295347
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Košice gets around 123 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
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745
845
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1046
1146
1247
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1447
1548
1648
1749
1849
1949
2050
2150
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2350
2450
2550
2649
2749
2848
2947
3046
3145

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 37% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15227192
25128192
35029192
44930192
54930192
64831192
74732192
84633192
94433203
104334203
114234213
124134223
134035223
143935233
153835244
163735254
173535264
183435274
193335284
203235294
213135304
223035314
232935325
242835335
252734345
262634345
272634355
282534355
292534365
302534365
312435365

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:42 AM to 4:12 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.93:427:35
215.93:427:35
315.93:437:35
415.93:437:34
515.83:447:34
615.83:457:34
715.83:457:33
815.83:467:33
915.83:477:32
1015.73:487:32
1115.73:497:31
1215.73:507:30
1315.73:517:30
1415.63:527:29
1515.63:537:28
1615.63:547:27
1715.53:557:27
1815.53:567:26
1915.53:577:25
2015.43:587:24
2115.43:597:23
2215.44:007:22
2315.34:027:21
2415.34:037:20
2515.24:047:18
2615.24:057:17
2715.24:067:16
2815.14:087:15
2915.14:097:13
3015.04:107:12
3115.04:127:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Košice

In seasonPeak

In July, Košice sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Košice's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Košice?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Košice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Košice in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Košice sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Košice in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Košice peaks around July 12 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Košice in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Košice is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Košice's WHO annual average of 16.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2019 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Košice?

Košice sits at 48.7°N, 21.3°E, 205 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Prešov, 32 km away.

PrešovTrebišovVranov nad TopľouSátoraljaújhelyMichalovceRožňavaHumennéSpišská Nová Ves

Topography around Košice

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Košice.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Košice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 857 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,434 m.

The land around Košice is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
857 m
80 km
1,434 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Prešov 32 km · Trebišov 35 km · Vranov nad Topľou 37 km · Sátoraljaújhely 46 km · Michalovce 49 km · Rožňava 53 km · Humenné 54 km · Spišská Nová Ves 57 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
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek Catholic 4%

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 Košice (48.7144°, 21.258°, elevation 205 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).