- Population
- 225,044
- 225K
- Elevation
- 205 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KSC Košice International Airport6 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport84 km
About Košice
Košice is a city. Location: Košice Region, Slovakia. Population: 225,044. Elevation: 205 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Torysa and Slanské Pohorie.
Climate of Košice
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 44 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- June (90 mm)
- Driest month
- February (26 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 26 | 29 | 50 | 72 | 90 | 86 | 73 | 56 | 47 | 44 | 36 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Košice
The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 6 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Debrecen International Airport (DEB) (139 km). The nearest large city is Miskolc, 77 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 6 kmsouth
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 84 kmnorthwest
- Debrecen International Airport (DEB) Debrecen 139 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 77 kmsouthwest
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 91 kmsouth
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 134 kmsouth
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 157 kmsoutheast
- Oradea Population: 183.1K 192 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Košice
Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 144 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Slanské Pohorie Mountain 15 kmNE
- Torysa River 11 kmSE
- Remete-hegy Mountain 22 kmSE
25–60 km23 places
- Branisko Mountain 48 kmNW
- Spišská Kapitula Attraction 49 kmNW
- Spiš Castle Historic site 48 kmNW
- Zemplínska šírava Lake 57 kmE
60–100 km150 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 92 kmNW
- Popradské Pleso Lake 99 kmNW
- Vysoká Mountain 99 kmNW
- Slavkovský štít Mountain 93 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Košice and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Košice | Bratislava |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 225K | 423.7K |
| Elevation | 205 m | 157 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 25° | 26° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -5° | -4° |
| Annual rainfall | 637 mm | 599 mm |
| Best months | May–Sep | May–Sep |
| Distance | — | 314 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torysa River, Košice Region11 km SE
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Slanské Pohorie Mountain, Košice Region15 km NE
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Remete-hegy Mountain, Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county22 km SE
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