Jičín in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Jičín sees average daytime highs around 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 160 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Jičín's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jičín's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
2°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-3°C
Precipitation
160 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Jičín in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C.

A typical winter day in Jičín reaches about 2°C and drops to -3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-15°-10°-5°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Jičín

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Jičín weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5812.17.98.30.0
Feb / -3°459.76.19.70.0
Mar / 5611.3411.51.0
Apr13° / 399.50.913.53.6
May18° / 6011.90.115.25.5
Jun21° / 12°6811.8016.16.1
Jul23° / 14°8013.2015.86.4
Aug23° / 13°6610.7014.36.8
Sep18° / 10°609.3012.45.8
Oct12° / 52100.310.53.1
Nov / 5110.23.18.80.6
Dec / -2°5711.66.57.90.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Jičín gets around 160 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Jičín?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jičín.

What to pack for Jičín in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Jičín sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Jičín in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jičín peaks around June 20 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Jičín in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Jičín is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Jičín's WHO annual average of 14.7 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2317 µg/m³Dec 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Jičín?

Jičín sits at 50.4°N, 15.4°E, 288 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Mladá Boleslav, 32 km away.

Mladá BoleslavDvůr Králové nad LabemJablonec nad NisouPoděbradyTrutnovLiberecHradec KrálovéKolín

Topography around Jičín

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jičín.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jičín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 283 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,572 m.

The land around Jičín is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
1,572 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Mladá Boleslav 32 km · Dvůr Králové nad Labem 33 km · Jablonec nad Nisou 34 km · Poděbrady 37 km · Trutnov 42 km · Liberec 42 km · Hradec Králové 43 km · Kolín 47 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Jičín (50.4372°, 15.3516°, elevation 288 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.