- Elevation
- 994 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport8 km
- KSC Košice International Airport92 km
About High Tatras
High Tatras is a mountain. Location: Prešov Region, Slovakia. Elevation: 994 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Slavkovský štít and Lomnický štít.
At a glance
- Length
- 26 km
- Area
- 341 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of High Tatras
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 47 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- June (110 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 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° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 3° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -9° | -5° | -1° | 4° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 30 | 36 | 60 | 88 | 110 | 99 | 86 | 66 | 51 | 47 | 37 |
How to get to High Tatras
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 90 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 8 kmsouth
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 92 kmsoutheast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 97 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 90 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 122 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 172 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 207 kmsoutheast
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 246 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from High Tatras
Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 307 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km69 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 6 kmN
- Popradské Pleso Lake 10 kmW
- Ostrá Mountain 15 kmW
- Vysoká Mountain 10 kmNW
25–60 km113 places
- Branisko Mountain 51 kmE
- Beskids Mountain 31 kmN
- Čertovica Mountain 43 kmSW
- Bystrá Mountain 28 kmW
60–100 km166 places
- Veľký Kriváň Mountain 87 kmW
- Tlstá Mountain 94 kmW
- Rakytov Mountain 78 kmW
- Poľana Mountain 78 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Stary Smokovec Village, Poprad District0.1 km NE
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Vysoké Tatry Village, Poprad District1.8 km E
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Nová Lesná Village, Poprad District3.9 km SE
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Nový Smokovec Village, Poprad District0.9 km SW
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Gerlachov Village, Gerlachov4.5 km S
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Gerlachov Municipality, Poprad District4.4 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Slavkovský štít Mountain, Poprad District4 km NW
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Lomnický štít Mountain, Poprad District6.4 km N
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Tatra Mountains Mountain, Slovakia6.5 km NW
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Gerlachovský štít Mountain, Poprad District6.9 km NW
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Rysy Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska11 km NW -
Ľadový štít Mountain, Tatranská Javorina7.2 km N
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Batizovský štít Mountain, Poprad District7.6 km NW
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Wyżni Żabi Szczyt Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska11 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources