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Ružomberok District

Located in Žilina Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 49°04′30″ N 19°18′03″ E

Location in Slovakia

Population: 56,791; 56.8K
Elevation: 481 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 26; listed under Ružomberok District
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SLD Sliač Airport50 km; TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport69 km

About Ružomberok District

Ružomberok District is a district. Location: Žilina Region, Slovakia. Population: 56,791.

From Wikipedia

Ružomberok District (okres Ružomberok) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Liptov.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 647 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Ružomberok District

Brezno District
Banská Bystrica District
Martin District
Dolný Kubín District

Population of Ružomberok District over time

Population of Ružomberok District over time
2017		56,791
2021		57,392
2024		56,278
2025		56,022

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ružomberok District

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 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -6°)
Wettest month: June (117 mm)
Driest month: February (59 mm)

1° -6°

3° -6°

7° -2°

12° 2°

18° 6°

21° 9°

23° 11°

23° 10°

18° 7°

13° 4°

6° -1°

2° -4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

117

Jul

115

Aug

103

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 Ružomberok District
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	3°	7°	12°	18°	21°	23°	23°	18°	13°	6°	2°
Average low (°C)	-6°	-6°	-2°	2°	6°	9°	11°	10°	7°	4°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	64	59	61	66	97	117	115	103	83	68	76	74

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ružomberok District

The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), 50 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) (111 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 149 km to the east.

Airports

Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 50 kmsouth
Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 69 kmeast
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 111 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Košice Population: 225K 149 kmeast
Miskolc Population: 154.5K 153 kmsoutheast
Bratislava Population: 423.7K 192 kmsouthwest
Brno Population: 404.3K 197 kmwest
Győr Population: 129.3K 198 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Ružomberok District

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 379 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

Veľký Kriváň Mountain 23 kmNW
Rakytov Mountain 15 kmSW
Chleb Mountain 22 kmNW
Orava Castle Historic site 21 kmN

25–60 km130 places

Popradské Pleso Lake 58 kmE
Ostrá Mountain 53 kmE
Vysoká Mountain 59 kmE
Tlstá Mountain 29 kmSW

60–100 km270 places

Korňa River 63 kmNW
Skalnaté pleso Lake 69 kmE
Slavkovský štít Mountain 65 kmE
Ľadový štít Mountain 66 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ružomberok District

26 places

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

Mountains & nature1

Rakytov · Mountain

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Orava River, Žilina Region
15 km NW
Veľká Fatra Mountain, Žilina Region
20 km SW
Ploská Mountain, Martin District
21 km SW
Borišov Mountain, Martin District
21 km SW
Veľký Rozsutec Mountain, Žilina District
23 km NW
Dereše Mountain, Okres Liptovský Mikuláš
25 km SE