Horná Lehota
Located in Dolný Kubín District, Žilina Region Coordinates: 49°15′15″ N 19°24′09″ E
- Population
- 598
- 598
- Elevation
- 516 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport64 km
- SLD Sliač Airport71 km
About Horná Lehota
Horná Lehota is a village. Location: Dolný Kubín District, Žilina Region. Population: 598. Elevation: 516 m.
Horná Lehota (Hungarian: Felsőlehota) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
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Population of Horná Lehota over time
| 2017 | 551 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 557 | |
| 2024 | 598 | |
| 2025 | 591 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Horná Lehota
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 69 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- July (122 mm)
- Driest month
- February (57 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° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 97 | 116 | 122 | 104 | 81 | 64 | 69 | 66 |
How to get to Horná Lehota
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 64 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) (96 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 148 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 64 kmeast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 71 kmsouth
- Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 96 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 148 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 163 kmsoutheast
- Brno Population: 404.3K 204 kmwest
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 209 kmsouthwest
- Győr Population: 129.3K 218 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horná Lehota
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 388 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Baníkov Mountain 23 kmE
- Orava Castle Historic site 3 kmW
- Nádrž Liptovská Mara Lake 20 kmSE
- Veľký Rozsutec Mountain 22 kmW
25–60 km225 places
- Korňa River 60 kmW
- Popradské Pleso Lake 51 kmE
- Ostrá Mountain 46 kmE
- Vysoká Mountain 51 kmE
60–100 km209 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 61 kmE
- Beskids Mountain 64 kmE
- Strážov Mountain 76 kmSW
- Poľana Mountain 69 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Orava Castle Historic site, Dolný Kubín District3.3 km W -
Oravská Magura Mountain, Žilina Region5.7 km N -
Veľký Rozsutec Mountain, Žilina District22 km W -
Nádrž Liptovská Mara Lake, Žilina Region20 km SE -
Orava River, Žilina Region22 km SW -
Baníkov Mountain, Jalovec23 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources




