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Banská Bystrica, Slovakia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Banská Bystrica has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 81°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 18°F at night. Around 27 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (4.2 inches) and easing off in March (1.2 inches).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsBanská Bystrica climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 33 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 26 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Avg low (°F) | 18 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 39 | 31 | 22 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 33 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 76 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 26 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 64 |
| Avg low (°F) | 18 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 79 | 81 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 67 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 54 | 47 | 39 | 31 | 22 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 17 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 0.6 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 17 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 0.6 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.3 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 71 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 92 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 72 | 82 | 90 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 64 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 92 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 73 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 55 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 71 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 66 | 72 | 82 | 90 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 13 years of daily observations at Sliac, a weather station, about 10 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.