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Námestovo District

Local name: okres Námestovo

Located in Žilina Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 49°24′23″ N 19°28′36″ E

Map showing the location of Námestovo District Námestovo District
Location in Slovakia
Population
62,134
62.1K
Elevation
632 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
Places inside
24
listed under Námestovo District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport67 km
KRK Kraków John Paul II International Airport78 km

About Námestovo District

Námestovo District is a district. Location: Žilina Region, Slovakia. Population: 62,134.

From Wikipedia

Námestovo District (Slovak: okres Námestovo) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of Árva County, an administrative division of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
690 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Námestovo District

  • Dolný Kubín District
  • Tvrdošín District
  • Okres Čadca

Population of Námestovo District over time

Population of Námestovo District over time
2017 62,134
2021 63,200
2024 64,651
2025 64,935

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Námestovo District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
July (133 mm)
Driest month
March (58 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 Námestovo District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°6°11°17°20°22°22°17°12°5°2°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-4°1°5°8°9°9°6°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)6661586610212413311286677169

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Námestovo District

The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) (78 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 151 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 67 kmsoutheast
  • Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 78 kmnorth
  • Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 89 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 151 kmsoutheast
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 174 kmsoutheast
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 210 kmwest
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 223 kmsouthwest
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 231 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Námestovo District

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 389 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

  • Orava Castle Historic site 18 kmSW
  • Oravská Magura Mountain 13 kmSW
  • Główniak Mountain 23 kmN
  • Wyżni Syhlec Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km274 places

  • Popradské Pleso Lake 52 kmSE
  • Ostrá Mountain 48 kmSE
  • Vysoká Mountain 52 kmSE
  • Slavkovský štít Mountain 58 kmSE

60–100 km152 places

  • Korňa River 62 kmW
  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 60 kmSE
  • Tlstá Mountain 64 kmSW
  • Strážov Mountain 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Námestovo District

24 places
  1. 1 Námestovo 7.5K
  2. 2 Zákamenné 5.7K
  3. 3 Rabča 5.2K
  4. 4 Oravská Polhora 4K
  5. 5 Novoť 3.7K
  6. 6 Oravská Lesná 3.5K
  7. 7 Hruštín 3.1K
  8. 8 Mútne 3.1K
  9. 9 Oravské Veselé 3K
  10. 10 Lokca 2.6K
  11. 11 Klin 2.6K
  12. 12 Zubrohlava 2.4K
  13. 13 Sihelné 2.2K
  14. 14 Bobrov 2.1K
  15. 15 Rabčice 2.1K
  16. 16 Oravská Jasenica 1.9K
  17. 17 Vavrečka 1.7K
  18. 18 Breza 1.6K
  19. 19 Babín 1.5K
  20. 20 Lomná 976
  21. 21 Krušetnica 930
  22. 22 ťapešovo 858
  23. 23 Vasiľov 840

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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