Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic and home to 1.3 million people, is located along the Vltava River and in the center of the Bohemian basin in central Europe. W
ith Germany and Poland to the north and Austria and Slovakia to the south, the Czech Republic is completely land locked and surrounded by mountains. The geographic coordinates of Prague are 50°05"N and 14°27"E. Because of Prague's geographic location, the weather there has tendencies to range from very hot and wet summers to very cold and freezing winters, however, on average Prague's seasons tend to be very mild to cold. Summers contain average mild temperatures between 20 to 25 degrees Celsius and humidity around 20% but it is not uncommon for temperatures to reach 35 degrees followed by heavy thunderstorms. The month of May contains the highest amount of rainfall right around 3 inches of rain for the month but higher numbers have often been reported. Winters in Prague typical contain cold temperatures and cloudy, overcast skies with highs averaging between 5 to -5 degrees Celsius. Snowfall is typically more common in the mountains then the main and lowlands but sheets of snow are not uncommon.
| Climate data for Prague |
|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.0
(33.8) | 3.2
(37.8) | 8.5
(47.3) | 14.2
(57.6) | 18.7
(65.7) | 22.0
(71.6) | 24.7
(76.5) | 24.5
(76.1) | 20.0
(68) | 13.6
(56.5) | 6.9
(44.4) | 2.6
(36.7) | 13.33
(55.99) |
|---|
| Average low °C (°F) | -4.6
(23.7) | -3.8
(25.2) | -0.5
(31.1) | 3.1
(37.6) | 8.4
(47.1) | 11.2
(52.2) | 13.5
(56.3) | 13.3
(55.9) | 9.5
(49.1) | 5.1
(41.2) | 0.9
(33.6) | -2.1
(28.2) | 4.5
(40.1) |
|---|
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 23.5
(0.925) | 22.6
(0.89) | 28.1
(1.106) | 38.2
(1.504) | 77.2
(3.039) | 72.7
(2.862) | 66.2
(2.606) | 69.6
(2.74) | 40.0
(1.575) | 30.5
(1.201) | 31.9
(1.256) | 25.3
(0.996) | 525.8
(20.701) |
|---|
| Avg. precipitation days | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 91 |
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| Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN)[33] |
Source: www.weather-and-climate.com
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