Village

Silica

Located in Rožňava District, Košice Region Coordinates: 48°33′20″ N 20°31′19″ E

Location in Slovakia

Population: 548; 548
Elevation: 531 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KSC Košice International Airport54 km; TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport61 km

About Silica

Silica is a village. Location: Rožňava District, Košice Region. Population: 548. Elevation: 531 m.

From Wikipedia

Silica (Hungarian: Szilice) is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1340
Area: 34.6 km²
Official website: silica.sk

Source: Wikidata

Population of Silica over time

Population of Silica over time
2017		548
2021		542
2024		519
2025		517

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Silica

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 41 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -7°)
Wettest month: June (86 mm)
Driest month: February (24 mm)

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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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Climate of Silica
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	2°	7°	13°	18°	21°	23°	23°	18°	12°	5°	1°
Average low (°C)	-7°	-6°	-2°	3°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	3°	-2°	-5°
Precipitation (mm)	26	24	27	48	71	86	74	66	50	41	41	32

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Silica

The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Miskolc, 54 km to the south.

Airports

Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 54 kmeast
Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 61 kmnorth
Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Miskolc Population: 154.5K 54 kmsouth
Košice Population: 225K 57 kmeast
Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 111 kmsoutheast
Debrecen Population: 202.4K 140 kmsoutheast
Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 193 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Silica

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 141 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

Boroska Mountain 19 kmSE
Szendrő Ghetto Historic site 23 kmSE

25–60 km23 places

Spišská Kapitula Attraction 52 kmN
Spiš Castle Historic site 53 kmN
Slovenský Raj Mountain 43 kmN
Slovenské Rudohorie Mountain 26 kmNW

60–100 km151 places

Skalnaté pleso Lake 74 kmN
Popradské Pleso Lake 74 kmNW
Ostrá Mountain 77 kmNW
Vysoká Mountain 75 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Boroska Mountain, Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county
19 km SE
Szendrő Ghetto Historic site, Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county
23 km SE