Žďár nad Sázavou in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Žďár nad Sázavou sees average daytime highs around 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 121 mm of precipitation over about 29 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 1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
121 mm
29 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Žďár nad Sázavou in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C.

A typical winter day in Žďár nad Sázavou reaches about 1°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-15°-10°-5°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Žďár nad Sázavou

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
10 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Žďár nad Sázavou 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 / -4°4210.47.88.40.0
Feb / -4°358.76.79.80.0
Mar / -0°5011.5511.50.7
Apr12° / 4710.61.713.43.3
May17° / 7313.7015.15.0
Jun20° / 11°8313.30165.8
Jul22° / 13°9513.5015.66.3
Aug22° / 13°7811.6014.26.5
Sep17° / 7010.6012.45.3
Oct11° / 489.50.510.52.8
Nov / 439.83.58.90.4
Dec / -3°4410.16.780.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Žďár nad Sázavou gets around 121 mm of rain and snow over 29 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 14 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 36 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 Žďár nad Sázavou?

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 Žďár nad Sázavou.

What to pack for Žďár nad Sázavou in Winter

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

In winter, Žďár nad Sázavou sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

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UV index in Žďár nad Sázavou 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 Žďár nad Sázavou 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 10 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Žďár nad Sázavou 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 Žďár nad Sázavou is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Dec 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Žďár nad Sázavou?

Žďár nad Sázavou sits at 49.6°N, 15.9°E, 580 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Nové Město na Moravě, 10 km away.

JihlavaTřebíčLitomyslSvitavyChrudimČeská Třebová

Topography around Žďár nad Sázavou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Žďár nad Sázavou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 594 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Žďár nad Sázavou is covered by trees (35%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
405 m
80 km
822 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Nové Město na Moravě 10 km · Havlíčkův Brod 26 km · Jihlava 31 km · Třebíč 39 km · Litomysl 43 km · Svitavy 44 km · Chrudim 44 km · Česká Třebová 53 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 Žďár nad Sázavou (49.5626°, 15.9392°, elevation 580 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.