Prachatice climate — normals and trends
Prachatice (Czechia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 881 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Prachatice averages 115 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Prachatice has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 133 to 97 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 3 August 2013) and the coldest -30.0 °C (on 10 February 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PrachaticeSouth Bohemian Region
- coords
- 49.01°, 14.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
881mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
115 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
105.5 cm
Average feels-like high
8.5 °C
Average feels-like low
0.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.4 °C
3 August 2013
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
86 mm
12 August 2002
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
28 October 1956
Sunniest day
15.8 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 44 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 2.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 68 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 48 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 60 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 76 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 140 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 86 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 86 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 55 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 2.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 25 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prachatice?
Prachatice has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 881 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prachatice?
The hottest day measured in Prachatice between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2013, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prachatice?
The coldest day measured in Prachatice between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Prachatice?
Yes. Prachatice gets on average 105.5 cm of snow per year and has around 115 frost days.
Has the climate of Prachatice warmed?
Yes: Prachatice warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prachatice?
The wettest day measured in Prachatice between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2002, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prachatice?
The windiest day measured in Prachatice between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prachatice?
The warmest month in Prachatice is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Prachatice?
Prachatice receives on average 881 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prachatice?
Prachatice gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Prachatice?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Prachatice between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1956, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Prachatice?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Prachatice.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prachatice?
In Prachatice, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 10 February 1956.
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