Prague weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Prague is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with June and July close behind. Prague averages about 1,536 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 53 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

1,536

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

78/100

Rain / year

639 mm

Snow / year

≈87 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

1.2M

Elevation

362 m

When is the best time to visit Prague?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Prague is September, then June and July. 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 Prague?

Prague isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,536 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate September (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 6 destinations in Czechia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,539 hours. The year's 639 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

• Dresden Germany · 120 km · best in Sep · 1,502 h sun/yr
• Leipzig Germany · 205 km · best in Jun · 1,503 h sun/yr
• Brno Czechia · 205 km · best in Sep · 1,643 h sun/yr
• Wrocław Poland · 216 km · best in Sep · 1,664 h sun/yr
• Nuremberg Germany · 238 km · best in Sep · 1,662 h sun/yr
• Berlin Germany · 257 km · best in Sep · 1,450 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Karlovy Vary Czechia · 96 km · 1,521 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Pardubice Czechia · 106 km · 1,536 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• České Budějovice Czechia · 129 km · 1,722 h sun/yr · best in Sep

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