Košice in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Košice sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 206 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Košice's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Košice's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 14°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 4°C
Precipitation: 206 mm; 36 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 3.7; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Košice in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Košice reaches about 14°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Košice

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 38 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Košice weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) 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	0° / -5°	31	7.7	6	8.5	0.0
Feb	3° / -4°	37	8.4	6.4	9.8	0.0
Mar	8° / -0°	41	9.7	3.1	11.6	1.4
Apr	15° / 4°	64	11.4	0.8	13.4	4.1
May	19° / 9°	102	14.6	0	15	5.5
Jun	23° / 12°	99	14.3	0	15.9	6.0
Jul	24° / 14°	123	14.7	0	15.5	6.2
Aug	24° / 13°	89	11.7	0	14.2	6.7
Sep	19° / 9°	69	10	0	12.4	6.0
Oct	13° / 5°	59	8.9	0.3	10.5	3.7
Nov	7° / 1°	46	9.3	2.7	9	0.8
Dec	1° / -4°	37	8.8	5.2	8.1	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Košice gets around 206 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Košice

In seasonPeak

In spring, Košice overlaps 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 spring a good time to visit Košice?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Košice.

What to pack for Košice in Spring

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

In spring, Košice sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 36 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Košice in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	7	7	7	5	2	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	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Košice in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	15	18	18	17	20	19	18	15	14	15	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

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.

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

artificial surfaces 53%

16 km

857 m

trees 47%

80 km

1,434 m

trees 52%

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Spring 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

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.