Vysočany in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Vysočany sees average daytime highs around 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 109 mm of precipitation over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

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

Temperature in Vysočany in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C.

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

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How winter really feels in Vysočany

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.

Vysočany 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°379.65.18.30.0
Feb / -2°318.23.89.70.0
Mar / 4310.82.911.51.5
Apr14° / 389.50.613.54.1
May19° / 6812.8015.25.6
Jun22° / 12°7912.3016.16.2
Jul24° / 14°8012.8015.76.5
Aug24° / 14°7310.8014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°568.9012.46.1
Oct13° / 449.50.210.53.6
Nov / 408.91.68.80.9
Dec / -1°419.54.17.90.0

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

Vysočany gets around 109 mm of rain and snow over 27 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 1.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Vysočany?

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 Vysočany.

What to pack for Vysočany in Winter

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

In winter, Vysočany sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Vysočany 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 Vysočany peaks around June 21 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 21UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vysočany 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 Vysočany is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1022 µg/m³Dec 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vysočany?

Vysočany sits at 50.1°N, 14.5°E, 209 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Prosek, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Vysočany

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vysočany has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m.

The land around Vysočany is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
926 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Prosek 1.0 km · Střížkov 3.0 km · Letňany 3.0 km · Libeň 3.0 km · Staré Strašnice 4.0 km · Černý Most 5.0 km · Holešovice 5.0 km · Kobylisy 5.0 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 Vysočany (50.1094°, 14.5167°, elevation 209 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.