- Elevation
- 1,349 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport15 km
- SLD Sliač Airport87 km
About Štrbské Pleso
Štrbské Pleso is a lake. Location: Slovakia. Elevation: 1,349 m. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Popradské Pleso and Rysy.
At a glance
- Maximum depth
- 20 m
- Length
- 0.6 km
- Area
- 20 ha
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Štrbské Pleso
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Rysy Andrzej Makarczuk · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Zadni Mnich The original uploader was Makarczuk at Polish Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Kazalnica Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Czarny Jerzy Opioła · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Hińczowa Turnia Krzysztof Dudzik-Górnicki · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Štrbské Pleso
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 64 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- June (138 mm)
- Driest month
- January (44 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) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -10° | -7° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -5° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 44 | 52 | 79 | 110 | 138 | 135 | 118 | 91 | 65 | 64 | 56 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Štrbské Pleso
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 15 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 99 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 15 kmsoutheast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 87 kmsouthwest
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 101 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 99 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 125 kmsoutheast
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 178 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 212 kmsoutheast
- Győr Population: 129.3K 240 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Štrbské Pleso
Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 316 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km92 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 15 kmNE
- Popradské Pleso Lake 4 kmNE
- Ostrá Mountain 5 kmNW
- Vysoká Mountain 6 kmNE
25–60 km81 places
- Beskids Mountain 36 kmNE
- Čertovica Mountain 33 kmSW
- Baníkov Mountain 27 kmW
- Ľubica River 27 kmE
60–100 km183 places
- Branisko Mountain 63 kmE
- Veľký Kriváň Mountain 75 kmW
- Tlstá Mountain 82 kmW
- Rakytov Mountain 67 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Štrbské Pleso Village, Poprad District0.5 km SE
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Strba Village, Poprad District7.2 km S
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Štôla Village, Poprad District6.9 km SE
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Mengusovce Village, Poprad District8.1 km SE
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Važec Village, Okres Liptovský Mikuláš9 km SW
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Batizovce Village, Poprad District11 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Popradské Pleso Lake, Prešov Region3.8 km NE
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Rysy Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska6.6 km N
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Veľké Hincovo Pleso Lake, Slovakia6.3 km N
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Žabia veža Mountain, Lesser Poland Voivodeship6.3 km N -
Wołowa Turnia Mountain, Lesser Poland Voivodeship6.4 km N -
Hińczowa Turnia Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska6.5 km N
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Żabi Koń Mountain, Poland6.4 km N -
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Czarny Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska6.7 km N
Sources & licences
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