- Population
- 39,978
- 40K
- Elevation
- 245 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KSC Košice International Airport6 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport83 km
About Košice-Západ
Košice-Západ is a municipality. Location: Košice II, Košice Region. Population: 39,978. Elevation: 245 m.
Košice-Západ (literally: "Košice-West", Hungarian: Kassa-Nyugat) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice II district, at an altitude of roughly 243 metres (797 ft) above sea level, it is the most populous borough of the entire city. It borders the borough of Old Town in the east, Košice-Sever in the north, Sídlisko KVP in the west, Luník IX in the southwest and Košice-Juh in the southeast. The area of the borough is frequently nicknamed "Terasa".
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Places bordering Košice-Západ
- Košice-Sídlisko KVP
- Košice-Sever
- Košice-Staré Mesto
- Košice-Juh
Population of Košice-Západ over time
| 2021 | 37,738 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36,275 | |
| 2025 | 35,899 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Košice-Západ
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 44 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 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-Západ
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 Košice, 2 km to the east.
Airports
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 6 kmsouth
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 83 kmnorthwest
- Debrecen International Airport (DEB) Debrecen 139 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 2 kmeast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 76 kmsouthwest
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 91 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 134 kmsouth
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 158 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Košice-Západ
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 146 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Slanské Pohorie Mountain 17 kmNE
- Torysa River 12 kmSE
- Remete-hegy Mountain 23 kmSE
25–60 km24 places
- Branisko Mountain 47 kmNW
- Spišská Kapitula Attraction 48 kmNW
- Spiš Castle Historic site 47 kmNW
- Zemplínska šírava Lake 58 kmE
60–100 km150 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 90 kmNW
- Popradské Pleso Lake 98 kmNW
- Vysoká Mountain 98 kmNW
- Slavkovský štít Mountain 92 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torysa River, Košice Region12 km SE
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Remete-hegy Mountain, Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county23 km SE
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Slanské Pohorie Mountain, Košice Region17 km NE
Sources & licences
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