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Slovakia at a glance

The atlas follows 4,972 places here month by month, with 939 mountains and 587 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, May and September.

Slovakia's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+58%3.47M in 1950 → 5.47M in 2025 → 4.94M in 2050
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Slovakia · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$49,3002025 · 48/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy78.42024 · 62/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities53 %2025 · 147/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet90 %2024 · 57/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.462024 · 157/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover40 %2024 · 78/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Slovakia

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Slovakia

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

8 regions

Slovakia from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Slovakia
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Bratislavabest Apr–May · Sep64Bratislava
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Košicebest May · Aug–Sep57Košice
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Prešovbest Jun · Aug–Sep52Prešov
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Žilinabest May–Jun · Sep52Žilina
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Nitrabest Apr–May · Sep66Nitra
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Trnavabest Apr–May · Sep65Trnava
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Popradbest Jul–Sep43Poprad
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Trenčínbest Apr · Aug–Sep56Trenčín
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Martinbest May–Jun · Sep50Martin
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Spišská Nová Vesbest Jul–Sep49Spišská Nová Ves
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Banská Bystricabest May–Jun · Sep50Banská Bystrica
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Bardejovbest Jun · Aug–Sep50Bardejov
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Prievidzabest Apr–May · Sep57Prievidza
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Petržalkabest Apr–May · Sep65Petržalka
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Pezinokbest Apr–May · Sep64Pezinok
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Zvolenbest May–Jun · Sep52Zvolen
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Banská Štiavnicabest May · Aug–Sep52Banská Štiavnica
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Skalicabest Apr · Jun · Sep58Skalica
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Humennébest May · Aug–Sep55Humenné
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Michalovcebest Apr–May · Sep58Michalovce
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Lučenecbest Apr–May · Sep61Lučenec
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Dúbravkabest Apr–May · Sep61Dúbravka
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Karlova Vesbest Apr–May · Sep64Karlova Ves
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Liptovský Mikulášbest Jul–Sep41Liptovský Mikuláš
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Senecbest Apr–May · Sep66Senec
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Stupavabest Apr–May · Sep63Stupava
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Komárnobest Apr · Sep–Oct71Komárno
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Čadcabest Jul–Sep50Čadca
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Rožňavabest May–Jun · Sep50Rožňava
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Modrabest Apr–May · Sep63Modra
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Holíčbest Apr · Jun · Sep59Holíč
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Podunajské Biskupicebest Apr–May · Sep66Podunajské Biskupice
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Bánovce nad Bebravoubest Apr–May · Sep57Bánovce nad Bebravou
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Ružomberokbest Jul–Sep46Ružomberok
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Piešťanybest Apr–May · Sep60Piešťany
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Topoľčanybest Apr–May · Sep57Topoľčany
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Stará Ľubovňabest Jul–Sep50Stará Ľubovňa
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Partizánskebest Apr–May · Sep58Partizánske
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Dolný Kubínbest Jul–Sep44Dolný Kubín
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Vrakuňabest Apr–May · Sep65Vrakuňa

Nature in Slovakia

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Slovakia

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Slovakia

587 monuments and 153 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

The festival year

What's on in Slovakia

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Slovakia

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Slovakia

1 large airports, 954 railway stations, 13 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsCE230 V
Emergency112Calling code +421
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyEuroEUR
LanguagesSlovak
Local time15:31Bratislava

Tipping

Rounding up, or 5–10% in a restaurant for good service, is customary.