Czech Republic
Prague in January
In January, Prague averages a daytime high of 3 °C and a night-time low of -3 °C, with about 27 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Prague's most comfortable months, May, June, August and September.
- Average high
- 3 °C
- Average low
- -3 °C
- Rain in the month
- 27 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 8 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 654
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Prague
January is the coolest month in Prague by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 3 °C to 26 °C and the lows from -3 °C to 14 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 2 °C warmer than January.
January brings 27 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 44 mm (525 mm a year); it is the 11th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 8 h 30 min, against 8 h at the shortest and 16 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 °C | -3 °C | 27 mm | |
| February | 5 °C | -2 °C | 23 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 0 °C | 32 mm | |
| April | 16 °C | 4 °C | 30 mm | |
| May | 20 °C | 9 °C | 58 mm | Yes |
| June | 24 °C | 12 °C | 63 mm | Yes |
| July | 26 °C | 14 °C | 80 mm | |
| August | 25 °C | 13 °C | 68 mm | Yes |
| September | 20 °C | 9 °C | 48 mm | Yes |
| October | 14 °C | 5 °C | 36 mm | |
| November | 7 °C | 1 °C | 33 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | -2 °C | 28 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Prague?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 3 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Prague are May, June, August and September; the nearest are September, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Czech Republic in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Prague
This guide lists 654 places to stay in Prague: 9 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 645 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 176; 1–3 km, 253; 3–10 km, 165; 10 km or more, 56.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.