Village

Stará Bystrica

Located in Okres Čadca, Žilina Region Coordinates: 49°20′51″ N 18°56′57″ E

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Population: 2,740; 2.7K
Elevation: 480 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: OSR Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava72 km; SLD Sliač Airport80 km

About Stará Bystrica

Stará Bystrica is a village. Location: Okres Čadca, Žilina Region. Population: 2,740. Elevation: 480 m.

From Wikipedia

Stará Bystrica (Hungarian: Óbeszterce) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of Northern Slovakia. It is the home to one of the world's youngest astronomical clocks, completed in 2009.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1662
Area: 36.9 km²
Official website: starabystrica.sk

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Stará Bystrica

Bugaj Jerzy Opioła · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population of Stará Bystrica over time

Population of Stará Bystrica over time
2017		2,759
2021		2,740
2024		2,817
2025		2,810

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Stará Bystrica

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -6°)
Wettest month: June (125 mm)
Driest month: February (60 mm)

1° -6°

2° -6°

7° -2°

12° 2°

18° 6°

21° 9°

22° 11°

22° 10°

18° 7°

13° 3°

6° -1°

2° -5°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

100

Jun

125

Jul

123

Aug

112

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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).

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Climate of Stará Bystrica
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	7°	12°	18°	21°	22°	22°	18°	13°	6°	2°
Average low (°C)	-6°	-6°	-2°	2°	6°	9°	11°	10°	7°	3°	-1°	-5°
Precipitation (mm)	66	60	63	68	100	125	123	112	86	68	76	78

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Stará Bystrica

The nearest airport is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brno, 171 km to the west.