Bratislava weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇰 Slovakia · city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Bratislava is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with May and June close behind. Bratislava averages about 1,795 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

1,795

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

78/100

Rain / year

606 mm

Snow / year

≈77 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

424k

Elevation

131 m

When is the best time to visit Bratislava?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Bratislava is September, then May and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 42 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Bratislava?

Bratislava isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,795 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate September (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. Bratislava is the sunniest of the 4 destinations tracked in Slovakia. The year's 606 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Vienna Austria · 48 km · best in May · 1,794 h sun/yr
• Brno Czechia · 116 km · best in Sep · 1,643 h sun/yr
• Budapest Hungary · 174 km · best in Sep · 1,974 h sun/yr
• Ostrava Czechia · 182 km · best in Aug · 1,541 h sun/yr
• Graz Austria · 187 km · best in May · 1,953 h sun/yr
• Kraków Poland · 283 km · best in Aug · 1,604 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Győr Hungary · 75 km · 1,927 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Sliač Slovakia · 151 km · 1,759 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Sármellék Hungary · 165 km · 2,027 h sun/yr · best in Aug

Head-to-head

How Bratislava compares month by month: Bratislava vs Vienna · Bratislava vs Budapest · Bratislava vs Brno · all comparisons