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Plaveč

Located in Stará Ľubovňa District, Prešov Region Coordinates: 49°15′46″ N 20°50′32″ E

Map showing the location of Plaveč Plaveč
Location in Slovakia
Population
1,804
1.8K
Elevation
484 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport49 km
KSC Košice International Airport73 km

About Plaveč

Plaveč is a village. Location: Stará Ľubovňa District, Prešov Region. Population: 1,804. Elevation: 484 m.

From Wikipedia

Plaveč (German: Plautsch; Hungarian: Palocsa; Rusyn: Плавеч; Polish: Pławiec) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1287
Area
16.7 km²
Official website
plavec.sk

Source: Wikidata

Population of Plaveč over time

Population of Plaveč over time
2017 1,804
2021 1,786
2024 1,775
2025 1,773

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Plaveč

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (122 mm)
Driest month
February (36 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
Climate of Plaveč
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°7°12°18°21°22°22°18°13°6°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°3°7°10°12°11°8°4°-1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)51364263921221139368535450

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Plaveč

The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 49 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) (119 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 68 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 49 kmsouthwest
  • Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 73 kmsoutheast
  • Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 68 kmsoutheast
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 129 kmsouth
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 159 kmsoutheast
  • Debrecen Population: 202.4K 201 kmsouth
  • Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 221 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Plaveč

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 282 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km18 places

  • Branisko Mountain 21 kmS
  • Levočské Vrchy Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Runek Mountain 20 kmN
  • Pusta Wielka Mountain 16 kmN

25–60 km124 places

  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 45 kmW
  • Popradské Pleso Lake 57 kmW
  • Vysoká Mountain 55 kmW
  • Slavkovský štít Mountain 49 kmW

60–100 km193 places

  • Ostrá Mountain 61 kmW
  • Čertovica Mountain 90 kmSW
  • Bystrá Mountain 73 kmW
  • Baníkov Mountain 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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