Jelšava
Located in Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region Coordinates: 48°37′45″ N 20°14′29″ E
- Population
- 3,168
- 3.2K
- Elevation
- 266 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport49 km
- KSC Košice International Airport74 km
About Jelšava
Jelšava is a village. Location: Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region. Population: 3,168. Elevation: 266 m.
Jelšava (; German: Eltsch or Jelschau; Hungarian: Jolsva) is a town and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
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Twin towns and sister cities of Jelšava
- Tótkomlós· Hungary
- Szczekociny· Poland
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Jelšava over time
| 2017 | 3,216 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,209 | |
| 2024 | 3,177 | |
| 2025 | 3,178 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Jelšava
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 40 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (22 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 24 | 22 | 25 | 45 | 67 | 79 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 39 | 40 | 29 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Jelšava
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Miskolc, 71 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 49 kmnorth
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 74 kmeast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 82 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 71 kmsoutheast
- Košice Population: 225K 75 kmeast
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 133 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 160 kmsoutheast
- Kecskemét Population: 109.8K 196 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Jelšava
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 168 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Slovenské Rudohorie Mountain 15 kmNE
25–60 km27 places
- Popradské Pleso Lake 60 kmN
- Slavkovský štít Mountain 60 kmN
- Poľana Mountain 56 kmW
- Čertovica Mountain 49 kmNW
60–100 km177 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 62 kmN
- Ostrá Mountain 62 kmN
- Vysoká Mountain 61 kmN
- Ľadový štít Mountain 63 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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