Prešov
City in Slovakia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Konkatedrála Prešov 18 Slovakia5: Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Prešov is a city in Slovakia, in Prešov Region. About 82,927 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Slovakia in our atlas.
It lies at 49.00° N, 21.24° E, about 253 m (830 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Bratislava time zone.
Location
Red dot: Prešov. Green dots: other major cities of Slovakia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Prešov has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -8°C (17°F). Around 730 mm (29 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 723819 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q26119 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Konkatedrála Prešov 18 Slovakia5: Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)