Stary Smokovec
Located in Poprad District, Prešov Region Coordinates: 49°08′21″ N 20°13′13″ E
- Population
- 1,000
- 1K
- Elevation
- 1,006 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 Stary Smokovec
Stary Smokovec is a village. Location: Poprad District, Prešov Region. Population: 1,000. Elevation: 1,006 m.
Starý Smokovec (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈstari: ˈsmɔkɔvet͡s] ; German: Altschmecks; Hungarian: Ótátrafüred; Polish: Stary Smokowiec) is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry in northern Slovakia in the Tatras. Starý Smokovec is a popular resort for skiing and hiking. It also forms the junction of the Tatra Electric Railway train line, connecting Poprad, Tatranská Lomnica and Štrbské Pleso. Amongst the more important buildings in the district are the sanatorium and the Grand Hotel (established in 1904).
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Climate of Stary Smokovec
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 19°)
- 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) | -2° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 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 Stary Smokovec
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 Stary Smokovec
Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 308 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km70 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 6 kmN
- Popradské Pleso Lake 10 kmW
- Ostrá Mountain 15 kmW
- Vysoká Mountain 10 kmW
25–60 km114 places
- Branisko Mountain 51 kmE
- Beskids Mountain 31 kmN
- Čertovica Mountain 43 kmSW
- Bystrá Mountain 28 kmW
60–100 km165 places
- Veľký Kriváň Mountain 87 kmW
- Tlstá Mountain 94 kmW
- Rakytov Mountain 79 kmW
- Poľana Mountain 78 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
High Tatras Mountain, Prešov Region0.1 km SW
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Slavkovský štít Mountain, Poprad District4 km NW
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Lomnický štít Mountain, Poprad District6.3 km N
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Gerlachovský štít Mountain, Poprad District6.9 km NW
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Batizovský štít Mountain, Poprad District7.6 km NW
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Tatra Mountains Mountain, Slovakia6.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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