Lightning strikes in Slovakia
The detection network has located 9,761 lightning strikes in Slovakia since the archive began, including 3 in the last 7 days. That is 0.11% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Slovakia #29 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Slovakia is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 6 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | 3 |
| 2026-08-06 | 1,421 |
| 2026-08-03 | 1,498 |
| 2026-08-02 | 6,521 |
| 2026-08-01 | 238 |
| 2026-07-31 | 80 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Slovakia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žilina | 3,002 | 0 | 30.8% |
| 2 | Prešov | 2,627 | 0 | 26.9% |
| 3 | Košice | 2,167 | 0 | 22.2% |
| 4 | Banská Bystrica | 1,555 | 0 | 15.9% |
| 5 | Trenčín | 204 | 3 | 2.1% |
| 6 | Lesser Poland Voivodeship | 67 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Nitra | 35 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Silesian Voivodeship | 32 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Podkarpackie Voivodeship | 21 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Trnava | 19 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Zakarpattia | 17 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Moravian-Silesian | 14 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Zlín | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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