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# Námestovo

Námestovo is one of the cities recorded in Slovakia. The population of Námestovo totalled 7,300 at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.24% at the end of 2025. Námestovo had a population density of 174 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Population

Námestovo spanned 44.5 km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −3.6°C in January and 16.2°C in July. Námestovo's monthly precipitation totalled 32.9 mm in January and 131.1 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 75.2 hours in January and 230 hours in July.

## Mobility

Námestovo's nearest major airport was 67 km away.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 7,300 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.24 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 0 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 6 · Apr 12.6 · May 17.2 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.8 · Sep 17.4 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 0.9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -7.1 · Feb -6.6 · Mar -3.3 · Apr 0.9 · May 5.5 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 10.7 · Aug 10.3 · Sep 6.6 · Oct 2.8 · Nov -1.1 · Dec -5.6 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.6 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 6.3 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -2.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 32.9 · Feb 36 · Mar 42.9 · Apr 52.3 · May 98.7 · Jun 113.1 · Jul 131.1 · Aug 93.2 · Sep 86 · Oct 64 · Nov 46.7 · Dec 32.6 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 75.2 · Feb 87.3 · Mar 133.2 · Apr 178.3 · May 204.6 · Jun 208.6 · Jul 230 · Aug 226 · Sep 155.9 · Oct 125.5 · Nov 79.2 · Dec 65.1 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 44.45 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 174 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 67 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | TAT | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Integration of third-country nationals including migrants — national project](https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/uvodna-stranka/programy-europskej-unie/program-slovensko-2021-2027/narodne-projekty/integracia-statnych-prislusnikov-tretich-krajin-vratane-migrantov.html) — Integration course · Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10
- [Integration policy of the Slovak Republic](https://employment.gov.sk/en/information-foreigners/integration-foreigners-slovakia/) — Welcome Program · Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic / Government of Slovakia · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10
- [Open Slovak-language courses for foreigners through the IOM Migration Information Centre](https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/informacie-cudzincov/vzdelavanie-cudzincov/) — State Language Course · Migration Information Centre of IOM Slovakia, referenced by the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family](https://sluzbyzamestnanosti.gov.sk/) — Job Search, Training

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Námestovo when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.vszp.sk/en/how-become-our-insured-person/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Slovakia country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/slovakia/).

## Relationship to a nearby hub

### Is Námestovo part of Žilina?

Námestovo is near Žilina, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 56.6 km away by straight-line distance.

- Source: https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/lau/geojson/LAU_RG_01M_2024_4326.geojson

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- not found out: 9 (0.1%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 7,540 (97.6%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 173 (2.2%)
- Total: 7,722 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_09_SR_SK0_OB.json

### Citizenship

- not found out: 0 (0.0%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 7,658 (99.2%)
- foreigners: 64 (0.8%)
- Total: 7,722 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_04_SR_SK0_OB.json

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- not found out: 383 (5.0%)
- Slovak: 7,262 (94.0%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.0%)
- Romani: 1 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 2 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 4 (0.1%)
- Czech: 21 (0.3%)
- German: 0 (0.0%)
- Polish: 17 (0.2%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.0%)
- Russian: 5 (0.1%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 2 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 5 (0.1%)
- Italian: 3 (0.0%)
- Irish: 4 (0.1%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 1 (0.0%)
- English: 0 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 1 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 1 (0.0%)
- other: 4 (0.1%)
- Total: 7,722 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_11_SR_SK0_OB.json

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- not found out: 55 (44.0%)
- Slovak: 10 (8.0%)
- Hungarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Romani: 1 (0.8%)
- Ruthenian: 3 (2.4%)
- Ukrainian: 1 (0.8%)
- Czech: 28 (22.4%)
- German: 2 (1.6%)
- Polish: 4 (3.2%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 5 (4.0%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.8%)
- Silesian: 1 (0.8%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 1 (0.8%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 0 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 1 (0.8%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 1 (0.8%)
- other: 11 (8.8%)
- Total: 125 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_12_SR_SK0_OB.json

## Sources

1. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic — Official source — https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/wcm/connect/d770110a-5172-4310-919d-7ec88cd06a26/Prehlad_stavu_a_pohybu_obyvatelstva_podl_pohlavia_+obce_rocne.zip?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=pWDiSQ.&useDefaultText=0&useDefaultDesc=0&CVID=pWDiSQ.
2. Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny — Official source — https://www.upsvr.gov.sk/buxus/docs/statistic/mesta_a_oibce_-_mesacne/2025/UoZobce_MS_2512.xlsx
3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv
4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv
5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv
6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TSUN.csv
8. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
9. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Námestovo, Slovakia: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/namestovo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_namestovo-slovakia-jobs-climate_05fc9c39f385,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Námestovo, Slovakia: jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/namestovo/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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