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Bratislava

Located in Bratislava Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 48°08′53″ N 17°06′24″ E

Map showing the location of Bratislava Bratislava
Location in Slovakia
Population
423,737
423.7K
Elevation
157 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BTS M. R. Štefánik Airport8 km
VIE Vienna International Airport40 km

About Bratislava

Bratislava is a city. Location: Bratislava Region, Slovakia. Population: 423,737. Elevation: 157 m.

From Wikipedia

Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city proper is about 479,000, with the wider Bratislava Region exceeding 732,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.3 million. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the Danube and the left bank of the River Morava.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
907
Area
368 km²
Official website
bratislava.sk

Source: Wikidata

Population of Bratislava over time

Population of Bratislava over time
2012 415,589
2014 417,389
2017 425,923
2018 429,564
2021 475,503
2024 479,389
2025 480,902

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bratislava

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (67 mm)
Driest month
February (35 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 Bratislava
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°5°10°15°21°24°26°26°21°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°5°10°13°14°14°10°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)373537455867676154425244

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Bratislava

The nearest airport is M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS), 8 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Győr, 65 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS) Bratislava 8 kmeast
  • Vienna International Airport (VIE) Vienna 40 kmwest
  • Brno-Tuřany Airport (BRQ) Brno 116 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Győr Population: 129.3K 65 kmsoutheast
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 122 kmnorth
  • Székesfehérvár Population: 101.6K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 210 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bratislava

Within 100 km: 469 historic and cultural sites, 1,094 natural sites, 353 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Devínska Kobyla Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Mirbach Palace Historic site 1 kmS
  • Bratislava Castle Historic site 1 kmSW
  • Most SNP Landmark 1 kmS

25–60 km618 places

  • Záruby Mountain 47 kmNE
  • Klokoč Mountain 39 kmNE
  • Plavecký hrad Historic site 40 kmN
  • Ostrov Island 40 kmSE

60–100 km1,234 places

  • Tríbeč Mountain 83 kmE
  • Chvojnica River 76 kmN
  • Zřícenina Tematín Historic site 85 kmNE
  • Leányvár Historic site 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Bratislava and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Bratislava Košice
Population 423.7K 225K
Elevation 157 m 205 m
Summer day (hottest month) 26° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) -4° -5°
Annual rainfall 599 mm 637 mm
Best months May–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 314 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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