- Population
- 486
- 486
- Elevation
- 759 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport43 km
- SLD Sliač Airport67 km
About Žiar
Žiar is a village. Location: Okres Liptovský Mikuláš, Žilina Region. Population: 486. Elevation: 759 m.
Žiar (Hungarian: Zsár) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Žiar
- Smrečany
Population of Žiar over time
| 2017 | 451 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 477 | |
| 2024 | 483 | |
| 2025 | 486 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Žiar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night -3° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- June (111 mm)
- Driest month
- February (46 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) | 0° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 17° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -3° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 46 | 48 | 60 | 94 | 111 | 111 | 97 | 76 | 58 | 62 | 55 |
How to get to Žiar
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 43 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) (106 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 126 km to the east.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 43 kmeast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 67 kmsouthwest
- Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 106 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 126 kmeast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 141 kmsoutheast
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 200 kmsoutheast
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 218 kmsouthwest
- Győr Population: 129.3K 220 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Žiar
Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 357 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km40 places
- Čertovica Mountain 24 kmS
- Bystrá Mountain 14 kmNE
- Baníkov Mountain 8 kmNE
- Magura Mountain 24 kmE
25–60 km157 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 42 kmE
- Popradské Pleso Lake 30 kmE
- Ostrá Mountain 26 kmE
- Vysoká Mountain 32 kmE
60–100 km199 places
- Korňa River 83 kmNW
- Branisko Mountain 92 kmE
- Strážov Mountain 90 kmW
- Gírová Mountain 77 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
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