Bratislava
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About
Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city proper is about 479,000, the wider Bratislava Region exceeds 732,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.3 million.
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Why visit
Visit Bratislava for landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. The value of Bratislava is clearest when museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, food, and nearby landscape are read together. A good itinerary should stay selective. Let one institution, district, or landscape edge organize the day in Bratislava, then keep the supporting stops close. That gives Bratislava room to show itself without turning the day into unrelated stops. If Bratislava has useful day trips or nearby landscape, use them to widen the context rather than to overload the schedule.
When to avoid
Do not expect Bratislava to behave like one enclosed cultural district. In Bratislava, keep the route local once the day begins. In Bratislava, it is usually better to choose a nearby church, market, cafe, gallery, or walk than to cross town for a secondary stop. For Bratislava, extra time is useful when lodging, stations, and cultural sites do not line up neatly.
Spring
In Bratislava, the warm season usually means June through August. For Bratislava, the warm season often means humid afternoons and a need for shaded or indoor pauses. Use interiors in Bratislava as part of the route, not just as a fallback from the weather. Use the edges of the day in Bratislava for longer walks, then make the middle hours slower and more interior.
Winter
December through February are the cooler or wetter months in Bratislava. For Bratislava, the cooler season is useful for interiors, but the walking plan still needs weather flexibility. For Bratislava, the season favors interiors and compact neighborhoods more than wide-ranging routes. Use Bratislava with a backup plan: one nearby interior, confirmed hours, and a realistic way back.
The next week in Bratislava
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Showers
15° / 11°
6.2 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Rain
15° / 11°
4.5 mm
UV Moderate
Sun
Rain
15° / 9°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
19° / 7°
UV High
Tue
Overcast
21° / 9°
UV High
Wed
Rain
20° / 12°
0.6 mm
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
33° / 0°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.1h
05:13 – 20:22local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Bratislava
3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS) at 8 km.
Getting around Bratislava
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
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Sister cities
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Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Mike Gogulski.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.