Košice
City in Slovakia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Košice is a city in Slovakia, in Košice Region. About 225,044 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Slovakia in our atlas.
It lies at 48.71° N, 21.26° E, about 205 m (673 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Bratislava time zone.
Location
Red dot: Košice. Green dots: other major cities of Slovakia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Košice has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 27°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (19°F). Around 665 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 724443 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q25409 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.