Opava in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Opava sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 257 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Opava's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Opava's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
257 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
6.4
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Opava in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.

A typical summer day in Opava reaches about 23°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Opava

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

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

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Opava weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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°389.86.28.40.0
Feb / -3°339.15.89.70.0
Mar / 4510.83.711.51.2
Apr14° / 4710.1113.54.0
May19° / 7512.8015.15.6
Jun22° / 12°86130166.1
Jul24° / 14°9913.4015.76.4
Aug24° / 14°7210.9014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°7010.8012.45.9
Oct13° / 519.40.310.53.7
Nov / 449.32.68.81.0
Dec / -2°399.257.90.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Opava gets around 257 mm of rain over 37 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 10 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Opava?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Opava for sightseeing.

What to pack for Opava in Summer

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

In summer, Opava sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Opava in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Opava 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 19 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Opava in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Opava is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Opava's WHO annual average of 16.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1520 µg/m³Dec 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Opava?

Opava sits at 49.9°N, 17.9°E, 262 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Krnov, 22 km away.

RacibórzOstravaStarý BohumínBruntálBohumínNový JičínRydułtowy

Topography around Opava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Opava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 264 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,357 m.

The land around Opava is covered by cropland (47%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
1,357 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Krnov 22 km · Racibórz 28 km · Ostrava 30 km · Starý Bohumín 31 km · Bruntál 32 km · Bohumín 33 km · Nový Jičín 39 km · Rydułtowy 39 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 Opava (49.9387°, 17.9026°, elevation 262 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.