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Czechia · City

Prague
in August.

Illustration of Charles Bridge from the Kampa riverbank at dawn
Charles Bridge, PragueDestination view, not month-specific.

Is August a good time?

Temperature unit

Warm days.
A steady visitor season.

August averages 79°F afternoons, with about 9 rain days. Later August is typically cooler.

Afternoons
79°F
Rain days
9
Visitor demand
100%of August peak

Historical Praha regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day.

Overall match

8.1/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#4 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.5/10Very good
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostCheapfor Europe; Czechia-wide price level

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your August

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 79°F (26°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 57°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket. Bring rain gear: about 9 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 15 hours of daylight.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 15 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 05:50Sunset 20:2457°F79°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 05:50 and sets about 20:24 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 57°F (14°C); afternoons reach about 79°F (26°C). Expect rain on about 9 days in a typical August.

Typical afternoon
79°F (26°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Augusts
Night low
57°F (14°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
14h 33m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late August?

Early August is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 81°F on the 1st, versus 76°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 36% to 28% between those dates.

Early August 1 August

81°F

Typical afternoon high

36% historical wet-day frequency

Mid August 15 August

80°F

Typical afternoon high

23% historical wet-day frequency

Late August 31 August

76°F

Typical afternoon high

28% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Daily calendar & holiday datesAugust 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

August 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

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Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons cool from about 81°F (27°C) in the first week to 77°F (25°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 23–37%. Local schools are out 1–31 August 2027.

Schools here are on summer holidays all of August 2027. Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 73%, Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds, cost and getting there

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Steady all year. August averages 100% of August's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.

Overnight stays across Praha do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

A little below usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

Czechia as a whole
Well below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 74 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
US departure airports aren't published for this country; 2024 schedule, Eurostat

Year-to-year variation

How much does August vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 73°F (23°C) and 86°F (30°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 79°F (26°C). Rain days ranged from 4 to 16; half the years had 7–11.

Rain days in each August

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 10 rain days1020112012: 9 rain days92013: 7 rain days72014: 11 rain days112015: 8 rain days82016: 4 rain days42017: 8 rain days82018: 7 rain days72019: 9 rain days92020: 11 rain days112021: 16 rain days162022: 11 rain days112023: 11 rain days112024: 9 rain days92025: 6 rain days62025
Rain days
9
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 11 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
7 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
4 of 15
of the last 15 Augusts had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
24 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded AugustHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201177°F10
201280°F9
201377°F7
201474°F11
201585°F8
201677°F4
201779°F8
201886°F7
201981°F9
202081°F11
202173°F16
202279°F11
202378°F11
202483°F9
202580°F6

Checked against official climate averages for Praha-Ruzyne. How we check

Compare dates

July, August
or September?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJulAugSep
Afternoons80°F79°F70°F
Rain days1097
Overnight demand97%100%88%

July: Similar monthly conditions to August. July guide →

September: Cooler afternoons and fewer rain days than August. September guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with August Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.

Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than August.

Your comparison

August or July?

Overnight stays vary little through the year.

National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little below usual. No measured regional room rate is available.

Read the July guide →
August compared with another month
Typical conditionsAugustJuly
Afternoons79°F80°F
Nights57°F57°F
Rain days910
Visitor seasonSteady all yearSteady all year
Overall / 108.18.2
Month rank#4#1
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January5.4#1240°F28°F114.4Steady all year
February6.0#1044°F28°F75.0Steady all year
March6.8#852°F33°F76.1Steady all year
April7.5#661°F39°F77.5Steady all year
May7.9#568°F46°F98.3Steady all year
June8.1#377°F55°F108.7Steady all year
July8.2#180°F57°F108.7Steady all year
August8.1#479°F57°F98.5Steady all year
September8.1#270°F50°F78.8Steady all year
October7.2#760°F43°F77.0Steady all year
November6.2#948°F35°F75.2Steady all year
December5.6#1143°F31°F104.6Steady all year

Near here

Nearby places in August

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Better August weather than Prague

Prague's weather ranks 26 of 41 city regions this month. These city regions outside Czechia have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Prague.

All of Czechia in August · Everywhere in August

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 100% of the busiest and 19% above average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Praha region, suburbs included. That means about 60,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 12% of them from Czechia itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 20,000 more: 34 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)77
How our weather was checkedOfficial climate averages for Praha-Ruzyne from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.7°C), night lows within 1°F (0.6°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day43
Busiest month hereAugust · 43
Visitors as share of people present4.2%
Rank among Europe's regions this month71st percentile
Domestic share of nights12%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights34
Visitor share if every platform night were extra5.5%
National hotel-price seasonCzechia historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (+3% vs its average month). Not a local room quote.
Population used1.4 million
Statistical regionCZ01 · Praha

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.