Early August 1 August
80°F
Typical afternoon high
38% historical wet-day frequency
Slovakia · Countryside
Is August a good time?
August averages 80°F afternoons, with about 8 rain days. Later August is typically cooler.
Historical Východné Slovensko regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers High Tatras and Košice; conditions vary within the region.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#8 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your August
Afternoons around 80°F (26°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 57°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 14 hours of daylight. About 8 rain days in a typical August.
The sun rises about 05:26 and sets about 19:53 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 57°F (14°C); afternoons reach about 80°F (26°C). Expect rain on about 8 days in a typical August.
Early, middle or late?
Early August is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 80°F on the 1st, versus 77°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 38% to 23% between those dates.
80°F
Typical afternoon high
38% historical wet-day frequency
80°F
Typical afternoon high
27% historical wet-day frequency
77°F
Typical afternoon high
23% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2027: 29 Aug Slovak National Uprising anniversary.
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180° | ||||||
| 281° | 381° | 481° | 580° | 680° | 780° | 880° |
| 980° | 1080° | 1180° | 1280° | 1380° | 1480° | 1580° |
| 1680° | 1779° | 1879° | 1979° | 2079° | 2179° | 2279° |
| 2379° | 2479° | 2579° | 2678° | 2778° | 2878° | 2977° |
| 3077° | 3177° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons cool from about 80°F (27°C) in the first week to 78°F (25°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 23–38%. Local schools are out 1–31 August 2027.
Schools here are on summer holidays all of August 2027. Public holidays: 29 Aug Slovak National Uprising anniversary. Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 73%, Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Visitor season
Peak season. August averages 100% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than July.
Overnight stays across Východné Slovensko do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, quieter than most of Europe this month.
Hotel price season
A little below usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €39 per guest-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
The historical regional amount comes from Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, DATAcube cr3806qr: average price per guest-night (quarterly); the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.
Year-to-year variation
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 74°F (24°C) and 84°F (29°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 80°F (26°C). Rain days ranged from 4 to 14; half the years had 6–10.
Rain days in each August
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 78°F | 7 |
| 2012 | 79°F | 6 |
| 2013 | 80°F | 4 |
| 2014 | 75°F | 14 |
| 2015 | 84°F | 6 |
| 2016 | 76°F | 7 |
| 2017 | 82°F | 7 |
| 2018 | 82°F | 8 |
| 2019 | 81°F | 10 |
| 2020 | 80°F | 9 |
| 2021 | 74°F | 14 |
| 2022 | 82°F | 8 |
| 2023 | 81°F | 13 |
| 2024 | 83°F | 8 |
| 2025 | 79°F | 6 |
Checked against official climate averages for Kosice-letisko and Poprad. How we check
Compare dates
| Typical conditions | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 80°F | 80°F | 70°F |
| Rain days | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| Overnight demand | 88% | 100% | 65% |
July: More rain days than August. Less overnight demand. July guide →
September: Cooler afternoons than August. Less overnight demand. September guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.
May to June and September have fewer overnight stays than August, with a similar or higher Weather score.
Your comparison
Overnight stays are 88% of the busiest month.
Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €39 per guest-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Read the July guide →| Typical conditions | August | July |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 80°F | 80°F |
| Nights | 57°F | 57°F |
| Rain days | 8 | 12 |
| Visitor season | Peak season | Peak season |
| Overall / 10 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Month rank | #8 | #5 |
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1 | #10 | 36°F | 24°F | 9 | 4.1 | Moderate season |
| February | 6.0 | #12 | 41°F | 26°F | 8 | 4.6 | Busy season |
| March | 7.2 | #6 | 50°F | 32°F | 6 | 5.9 | Moderate season |
| April | 8.1 | #2 | 61°F | 40°F | 8 | 7.3 | Moderate season |
| May | 8.1 | #1 | 68°F | 47°F | 11 | 8.2 | Moderate season |
| June | 8.0 | #3 | 77°F | 56°F | 11 | 8.6 | Busy season |
| July | 7.2 | #5 | 80°F | 57°F | 12 | 8.2 | Peak season |
| August | 7.0 | #8 | 80°F | 57°F | 8 | 8.7 | Peak season |
| September | 8.0 | #4 | 70°F | 50°F | 8 | 8.6 | Busy season |
| October | 7.1 | #7 | 58°F | 41°F | 7 | 6.7 | Busy season |
| November | 6.6 | #9 | 46°F | 34°F | 7 | 5.0 | Moderate season |
| December | 6.1 | #11 | 38°F | 27°F | 10 | 4.1 | Moderate season |
Near here
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Northern Hungaryabout 70 miles
Balanced Overall 7.0 · Very good weather, 84°F (29°C) · Peak season · Cost cheap
Kraków & Lesser Polandabout 80 miles
Balanced Overall 7.8 · Very good weather, 78°F (25°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Central Slovakiaabout 90 miles
Balanced Overall 7.0 · Very good weather, 78°F (25°C) · Peak season · Cost moderate
SilesiaPoland · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 7.8 · Very good weather, 78°F (26°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
BudapestHungary · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 7.5 · Very good weather, 84°F (29°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Eastern Slovakia & the High Tatras' weather ranks 51 of 117 countryside regions this month. We found no countryside regions outside Slovakia with a weather score at least 1.0 point higher on these dates.
It's peak season, 100% of the busiest month and 65% above its average month. That means about 17,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 67% of them from Slovakia itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 6,400 more: 37 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 78 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Kosice-letisko and Poprad from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.7°C), night lows within 1°F (0.7°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 11 |
| Busiest month here | August · 11 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.1% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 21st percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 67% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 37 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 1.5% |
| Population used | 1.6 million |
| Statistical region | SK04 · Východné Slovensko |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, DATAcube cr3806qr: average price per guest-night (quarterly)). Full method · this region's data.