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Čierny Balog

Located in Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region Coordinates: 48°44′50″ N 19°39′05″ E

Čierny Balog
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Population
4,963
5K
Elevation
555 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SLD Sliač Airport40 km
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport56 km

About Čierny Balog

Čierny Balog is a village. Location: Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region. Population: 4,963. Elevation: 555 m.

From Wikipedia

Čierny Balog (until 1888 also Balog or Čierny Hronec; Hungarian: Feketebalog) is a municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1607
Area
147 km²
Official website
ciernybalog.sk

Source: Wikidata

Population of Čierny Balog over time

Population of Čierny Balog over time
2017 5,132
2021 5,062
2023 4,947
2024 4,916
2025 4,887

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Čierny Balog

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
June (102 mm)
Driest month
February (40 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Čierny Balog
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°12°18°21°23°22°18°12°5°1°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-3°2°6°9°11°10°7°3°-1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)4140446191102948570566251

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Čierny Balog

The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Miskolc, 110 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 40 kmwest
  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 56 kmnortheast
  • Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 110 kmsoutheast
  • Košice Population: 225K 118 kmeast
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 177 kmsoutheast
  • Győr Population: 129.3K 191 kmsouthwest
  • Székesfehérvár Population: 101.6K 196 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Čierny Balog

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 218 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Poľana Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Čertovica Mountain 20 kmN
  • Ďumbier Mountain 21 kmN
  • Dereše Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km79 places

  • Popradské Pleso Lake 55 kmNE
  • Ostrá Mountain 54 kmNE
  • Vysoká Mountain 57 kmNE
  • Gerlachovský štít Mountain 58 kmNE

60–100 km168 places

  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 65 kmNE
  • Slavkovský štít Mountain 61 kmNE
  • Ľadový štít Mountain 63 kmNE
  • Branisko Mountain 100 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Ďumbier Mountain, Brezno
    21 km N
  • Chopok Mountain, Okres Liptovský Mikuláš
    22 km N
  • Dereše Mountain, Okres Liptovský Mikuláš
    22 km N
  • Poľana Mountain, Detva District
    17 km SW
  • Čertovica Mountain, Okres Liptovský Mikuláš
    20 km N

Sources & licences

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