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Municipality

Plzeň

Located in Okres Plzeň-město, Plzeň Region Coordinates: 49°44′28″ N 13°22′26″ E

Map showing the location of Plzeň Plzeň
Location in Czechia
Elevation
330 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Prague · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Plzeň
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport61 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague75 km

About Plzeň

Plzeň is a municipality. Location: Okres Plzeň-město, Plzeň Region. Elevation: 330 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Berdovna and Červený vrch [Obora u Kaznějova].

Climate of Plzeň

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 45 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (90 mm)
Driest month
February (38 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Plzeň
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°14°19°22°24°24°19°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°3°7°11°12°12°8°4°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)453846396379907453504552

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Plzeň

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Prague, 85 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 61 kmnorthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 75 kmnortheast
  • České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport (JCL) České Budějovice 117 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Prague Population: 1.2M 85 kmnortheast
  • Regensburg Population: 151.4K 123 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 126 kmnorth
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 148 kmnorth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 157 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Plzeň

Within 100 km: 79 historic and cultural sites, 1,100 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Červený vrch [Obora u Kaznějova] Mountain 16 kmN
  • Berdovna Mountain 16 kmN
  • Trný Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Holleischen Concentration Camp Historic site 25 kmSW

25–60 km124 places

  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 51 kmN
  • Drachensee Lake 60 kmSW
  • Stangenruck Mountain 57 kmSW
  • Innerer Hahnenberg Mountain 57 kmSW

60–100 km1,258 places

  • Biber-Revier River 66 kmSW
  • Stoličná Mountain 70 kmN
  • Pláň Mountain 85 kmNW
  • Bohemian Forest Mountain 87 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Plzeň

8 places
  1. 1 Bolevec 38.2K
  2. 2 Černice 4.4K
  3. 3 Koterov 2.7K
  4. 4 Křimice 2.4K
  5. 5 Hradiště 2.1K
  6. 6 Bukovec 664
  7. 7 Dolní Vlkýš 154

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

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