In this guide
💡 The Short Version: June to August are the warm months, with average highs of 24.4 to 26.5°C, and July is the warmest and sunniest at 229 hours. June is the wettest, at 68.6 mm. May and September are mild, with highs of 20.9°C and 20.4°C. Signal Festival, the light and digital art festival, runs 15 to 18 October 2026. The Christmas markets on Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square run 28 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, 10:00 to 22:00; see Prague Christmas markets. Easter Sunday is 28 March 2027. Shops over 200 m² close on 28 October and 25 and 26 December. Or book a tour: the Christmas markets walkad is from £72.42 (GetYourGuide).
Prague month by month
Weather is the 1991 to 2020 average for the Klementinum, the Old Town station of ČHMÚ, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (chmi.cz). Highs and lows are the monthly average maximum and minimum in °C, rain is the month’s total and sun is hours. Daylight is the length of the day on the 15th, from the US Naval Observatory (aa.usno.navy.mil).
The gate and Archbishop’s Palace at Prague Castle after snow. Photo: Karelj, Wikimedia Commons.
| Month | High / low | Rain | Sun | Daylight | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9 / -0.5 | 18.1 mm | 52 hours | 8 h 32 min | The coldest month, with frost on 15.2 nights. 1 January is a public holiday. The Christmas markets run to 6 January, and the Three Kings procession is on Wednesday 6 January 2027 |
| February | 5.6 / 0.0 | 16.2 mm | 82 hours | 10 h 06 min | The driest month. No public holiday and no event on this page |
| March | 10.0 / 2.9 | 26.3 mm | 129 hours | 11 h 50 min | Good Friday is 26 March, Easter Sunday 28 March and Easter Monday 29 March 2027. The clocks go forward on 28 March |
| April | 16.1 / 6.9 | 24.7 mm | 188 hours | 13 h 46 min | The Prague Half Marathon is on Saturday 3 April and Prague Beer Fest runs from 9 to 11 April 2027. Easter market dates are not published |
| May | 20.9 / 11.3 | 58.1 mm | 216 hours | 15 h 25 min | The Prague Marathon is on 1 and 2 May 2027. 1 May and 8 May are public holidays and shops over 200 m² close on 8 May. CzechTourism gives 12 May as the start of Prague Spring |
| June | 24.4 / 14.8 | 68.6 mm | 218 hours | 16 h 22 min | The wettest month. Pivo na Náplavce, a microbrewery festival, is on 18 and 19 June 2027. The longest day, 21 June, has 16 h 23 min |
| July | 26.5 / 16.6 | 67.4 mm | 229 hours | 15 h 58 min | The warmest and sunniest month, with 19.8 days of 25°C or more and 6.8 of 30°C or more. 5 and 6 July are public holidays |
| August | 25.9 / 16.3 | 61.9 mm | 224 hours | 14 h 30 min | Prague Pride runs from 2 to 8 August 2027 |
| September | 20.4 / 12.2 | 33.9 mm | 168 hours | 12 h 39 min | 28 September is a public holiday and shops over 200 m² close |
| October | 14.4 / 7.8 | 29.8 mm | 111 hours | 10 h 48 min | Signal Festival runs from 15 to 18 October 2026, and Restaurant Week from 13 October to 18 November. The clocks go back on Sunday 25 October. 28 October is a public holiday |
| November | 8.5 / 3.9 | 26.2 mm | 53 hours | 9 h 03 min | St Martin is on Charles Bridge on 11 November. 17 November is a public holiday. The Náměstí Míru market opens on 20 November, and the main markets on 28 November |
| December | 4.8 / 0.6 | 22.6 mm | 46 hours | 8 h 06 min | 24, 25 and 26 December are public holidays. The sun sets at 16:00 on 15 December. See Prague Christmas markets |
The weather in numbers
- Warmth: July is the warmest month, with a mean of 21.6°C and an average high of 26.5°C. A year has 63.7 days of 25°C or more, 18.0 of them in August and 19.8 in July, and 16.0 days of 30°C or more.
- Cold: January is the coldest month, with a mean of 1.8°C and an average low of -0.5°C. A year has 50.3 nights of frost, 15.2 of them in January, and 14.9 days that stay below freezing all day.
- Rain: 453.9 mm falls in a year. June is the wettest month, at 68.6 mm, and February the driest, at 16.2 mm. The data has no count of rainy days.
- Sun: July is the sunniest month, with 229.1 hours, ahead of August (224.1) and June (218.4). December has 46.2 hours, and the days run from 07:59 to 16:02 on the shortest, 21 December.
Signal Festival, 15 to 18 October 2026
Signal is a festival of light and digital art, with 21 installations at 17 locations on two routes: the city centre, and Dejvice, a route added for the first time in 2026. It runs every day from 19:00 to 24:00. Thirteen installations are free. Signal INSIDE, eight installations in interiors that are normally closed, needs a ticket from GoOut: a one-day ticket starts at 340 CZK and a four-day ticket at 440 CZK. The afterparties at the SaSaZu club, on 16, 17 and 18 October, are a separate ticket (signalfestival.com).
New Year’s Eve and 1 January
31 December 2026 is a Thursday, and 1 January 2027 is a Friday and a public holiday. No city fireworks display has been announced for 2026 and 2027. Consumer fireworks are banned in the historic centre and along the river: Prague has had a city decree against them since 2020 (Seznam Zprávy), and its 2024 version covered the heritage reserve and a strip of 50 m on each side of the water, with fines of up to 10,000 CZK on the spot (Pražský deník). Old Town Square held a free party in 2025, with a children’s show at 17:00, then a band and a DJ taking turns from 19:00 to midnight, stalls open to 22:00 and food stands to midnight (Taiko); the organiser has not published the 2026 programme. Many restaurants close or shorten their hours around the holidays, so book.
Christmas, Easter and the spring festivals
The Christmas markets are in their own guide, Prague Christmas markets, with the dates of each market, the hours over Christmas and the 6 January procession.
Easter Sunday is 28 March 2027, with Good Friday on 26 March and Easter Monday on 29 March. The 2027 Easter markets are not published. In 2026 the markets on Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square ran from 21 March to 12 April, stalls open 10:00 to 22:00 (Taiko).
An Easter market stall on Old Town Square, with St Nicholas Church behind. Photo: Bahnfrend, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Prague Spring International Music Festival has not published its 2027 dates: its site says ticket sales for the 82nd edition begin in early November 2026 (festival.cz), and CzechTourism’s portal gives 12 May to early June 2027 (Kudy z nudy).
Food and drink dates
- Restaurant Week: 13 October to 18 November 2026, in more than 100 restaurants across the big Czech cities. Set menus cost 490 or 790 CZK a head, plus a booking fee of 49 or 79 CZK, and a table is booked for at least two people (restaurant-week.cz).
- Prague Beer Fest: 9 to 11 April 2027 in Hall 13 of the Holešovice Market, from 12:00 (NFCtron).
- Pivo na Náplavce: 18 and 19 June 2027 on the Rašín Embankment, with more than 40 Czech microbreweries (pivonanaplavce.cz).
The Rašín Embankment at Náplavka, under the railway bridge. Photo: ŠJů, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
For restaurants, see where to eat in Prague; for brewery visits, Prague beer tours.
Public holidays and what they close
The state and other holidays are set by Act 245/2000 (zakonyprolidi.cz).
| Holiday | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Thu 1 Jan | Fri 1 Jan |
| Good Friday | Fri 3 Apr | Fri 26 Mar |
| Easter Monday | Mon 6 Apr | Mon 29 Mar |
| Labour Day, 1 May | Fri 1 May | Sat 1 May |
| Victory Day, 8 May | Fri 8 May | Sat 8 May |
| Cyril and Methodius, 5 July, and Jan Hus, 6 July | Sun 5 and Mon 6 Jul | Mon 5 and Tue 6 Jul |
| Czech Statehood Day, 28 September | Mon 28 Sep | Tue 28 Sep |
| Independence Day, 28 October | Wed 28 Oct | Thu 28 Oct |
| Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day, 17 November | Tue 17 Nov | Wed 17 Nov |
| Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day | Thu 24, Fri 25 and Sat 26 Dec | Fri 24, Sat 25 and Sun 26 Dec |
Under Act 223/2016, shops of more than 200 m² cannot sell on 1 January, Easter Monday, 8 May, 28 September, 28 October, 25 December and 26 December, or from 12:00 on 24 December. The ban does not apply to shops of 200 m² or less, petrol stations, pharmacies, shops at airports and at railway and bus stations, or shops in medical facilities (zakonyprolidi.cz). It does not cover Good Friday, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 5 or 6 July or 17 November. Restaurants and cafés are not retail under the Act, but many shorten their hours on 24 December and 1 January. 6 January and 5 December, St Nicholas Day, are not public holidays.
Which month for what
- Warm days and long evenings: June to August, with 14 to 16 hours of daylight in the middle of each month. July is the hottest and has the most days of 30°C or more.
- Mild weather for walking: May and September, with highs of 20.9°C and 20.4°C and 33.9 mm of rain in September.
- Light and digital art: Signal Festival, 15 to 18 October 2026.
- Christmas markets: 28 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, with the Náměstí Míru market from 20 November. The sun sets at 16:00 in mid-December and the markets close at 22:00.
- Easter: Sunday 28 March 2027; the Easter market dates are not yet published.
- Day trips: the trains run all year; see day trips from Prague.
Tourist tax in Prague is 50 CZK a person for each night, collected by the hotel, with children under 18 exempt. Where to stay in Prague compares the areas, and what to book before you go to Prague lists the sights that need tickets. For a plan once you have the dates, see 3 days in Prague and Prague in one day; for the way in from the airport, airport to city; and for getting around, Prague public transport. The Prague Visitor Pass guide says when the pass pays back.
Common questions
What is the best month to visit Prague?
For warmth, June to August, with average highs of 24.4 to 26.5°C and July the warmest and sunniest month, at 26.5°C and 229 hours of sun. For mild weather with fewer hot days, May and September, with highs of 20.9°C and 20.4°C. For Christmas markets, late November to 6 January. These are ČHMÚ's 1991 to 2020 averages for the Klementinum station in the Old Town.
What is the wettest month in Prague?
June, with 68.6 mm, followed by July (67.4 mm) and August (61.9 mm). February is the driest, at 16.2 mm, and January is next, at 18.1 mm. A year brings 453.9 mm.
When do the Prague Christmas markets start in 2026?
The markets on Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square run from Saturday 28 November 2026 to Wednesday 6 January 2027, every day from 10:00 to 22:00, and the Old Town Square tree is lit on 28 November. Náměstí Míru opens on 20 November and Náměstí Republiky on 25 November; both close on 24 December.
What is Signal Festival and when is it?
A festival of light and digital art on two routes, the city centre and Dejvice, from 15 to 18 October 2026, every day from 19:00 to 24:00. Thirteen installations are free to see; eight indoor installations, called Signal INSIDE, need a ticket, from 340 CZK for one day.
Are shops open on public holidays in Prague?
Shops over 200 m² cannot sell on 1 January, Easter Monday, 8 May, 28 September, 28 October and 25 and 26 December, or from 12:00 on 24 December. Smaller shops, petrol stations, pharmacies and shops at airports and stations are exempt, and restaurants and cafés are not covered by the rule.
