Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Nitra Slovakia

At Nitra, the summers are warm, the winters are snowy and very cold, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 25°F to 81°F and is rarely below 10°F or above 91°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Nitra for warm-weather activities is from early June to mid September.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 26 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 72°F. The hottest month of the year at Nitra is July, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 20 to March 2, with an average daily high temperature below 44°F. The coldest month of the year at Nitra is January, with an average low of 25°F and high of 36°F.

At Nitra, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Nitra begins around April 22 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around October 13.

The clearest month of the year at Nitra is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 13 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around April 22.

The cloudiest month of the year at Nitra is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time.

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A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Nitra varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.0 months, from May 8 to September 7, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Nitra is June, with an average of 8.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.0 months, from September 7 to May 8. The month with the fewest wet days at Nitra is January, with an average of 5.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Nitra is June, with an average of 8.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 30% on May 29.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Nitra experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Nitra. The month with the most rain at Nitra is July, with an average rainfall of 1.9 inches.

The month with the least rain at Nitra is January, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Nitra experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from November 18 to March 6, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Nitra is January, with an average snowfall of 2.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from March 6 to November 18. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Nitra varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2026, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 20 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 5 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:46 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 52 minutes later at 7:38 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 3:53 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 59 minutes later at 8:52 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Nitra during 2026, starting in the spring on March 29, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 25.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2026. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Nitra, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Nitra experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from October 14 to May 16, with average wind speeds of more than 7.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Nitra is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.0 months, from May 16 to October 14. The calmest month of the year at Nitra is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.9 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Nitra varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 8.3 months, from January 21 to September 29, with a peak percentage of 41% on June 29. The wind is most often from the south for 3.7 months, from September 29 to January 21, with a peak percentage of 30% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Nitra throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nitra for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to mid September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nitra for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Nitra typically lasts for 6.2 months (188 days), from around April 16 to around October 21, rarely starting before March 29 or after May 4, and rarely ending before October 5 or after November 6.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Nitra should appear around April 14, only rarely appearing before April 4 or after April 25.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 1 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Nitra is June, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 29 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Nitra is December, with an average of 1.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nitra are 48.279 deg latitude, 18.133 deg longitude, and 423 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nitra contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 348 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 493 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,614 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,068 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nitra is covered by cropland (81%) and artificial surfaces (15%), within 10 miles by cropland (78%) and artificial surfaces (12%), and within 50 miles by cropland (57%) and trees (31%).