Rožňava in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Rožňava sees average daytime highs around 0°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 107 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 0°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Rožňava's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rožňava's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
0°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-6°C
Precipitation
107 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Rožňava in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 0°C.

A typical winter day in Rožňava reaches about 0°C and drops to -6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Rožňava

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
48 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Rožňava weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°327.66.78.50.0
Feb / -6°378.47.19.80.0
Mar / -2°428.84.211.60.8
Apr13° / 6411.41.413.43.4
May17° / 9314.70155.0
Jun21° / 11°9814.2015.85.7
Jul23° / 12°10814.1015.56.1
Aug23° / 12°8812.7014.26.4
Sep18° / 649.8012.45.5
Oct12° / 5990.710.53.1
Nov / -0°5193.290.5
Dec / -5°398.76.38.10.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Rožňava gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min in early December to 10 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Rožňava

In seasonPeak

None of Rožňava's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

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

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

Is winter a good time to visit Rožňava?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rožňava.

What to pack for Rožňava in Winter

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

In winter, Rožňava sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Rožňava in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rožňava 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 December 22 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 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rožňava?

Rožňava sits at 48.7°N, 20.5°E, 318 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Spišská Nová Ves, 32 km away.

Spišská Nová VesLevočaKazincbarcikaPopradRimavská SobotaÓzdKošiceKežmarok

Topography around Rožňava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rožňava has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m around an average of 395 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,123 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,472 m.

The land around Rožňava is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
535 m
16 km
1,123 m
80 km
2,472 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Winter weather nearby: Spišská Nová Ves 32 km · Levoča 40 km · Kazincbarcika 46 km · Poprad 48 km · Rimavská Sobota 49 km · Ózd 52 km · Košice 53 km · Kežmarok 53 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 Rožňava (48.6601°, 20.5376°, elevation 318 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.