Košice in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Košice sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 311 mm of rain over about 41 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 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Košice's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Košice's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 24°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 311 mm
- 41 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Košice in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.
A typical summer day in Košice reaches about 24°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Košice
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.
Košice 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 | 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 Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Košice gets around 311 mm of rain over 41 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 8 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.
Hazard calendar for Košice
In summer, 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.
Is summer a good time to visit Košice?
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 Košice for sightseeing.
What to pack for Košice in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Košice sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 41 days see rain.
UV index in Košice 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 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 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 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 |
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.
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.