- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Prague · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 189 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague11 km
- PED Pardubice Airport96 km
About Prague Zoo
Prague Zoo is a tourist attraction. Location: Praha-Troja, Praha 7.
Prague Zoological Garden (Czech: Zoologická zahrada hl. m. Prahy) is a zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. It was opened in 1931 with the goal to "advance the study of zoology, protect wildlife, and educate the public" in the district of Troja in the north of Prague. In 2013, the zoo occupied 58 hectares (140 acres) with 50 hectares (120 acres) in use for exhibits, and housed around 5,000 animals from 676 species, including 132 species listed as threatened.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1931
- Area
- 58 ha
- Visitors per year
- 851,600 (2020)
- Official website
- zoopraha.cz
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Prague Zoo
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Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Lukáš Nekolný · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
KumarNeelamegam · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Miroslav Bobek, Zoo Praha · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Eliška Jindříšková · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Prague Zoo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 30 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (72 mm)
- Driest month
- February (20 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 64 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 25 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Prague Zoo
The nearest airport is Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Prague, 3 km to the south.
Airports
- Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 11 kmwest
- Pardubice Airport (PED) Pardubice 96 kmeast
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 107 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Prague Population: 1.2M 3 kmsouth
- Dresden Population: 564.9K 114 kmnorthwest
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 132 kmnorthwest
- Gera Population: 104.7K 185 kmnorthwest
- Brno Population: 404.3K 189 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Prague Zoo
Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 46 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km18 places
- Slovanský ostrov Island 4 kmS
- Dětský ostrov Island 4 kmS
- Veslařský ostrov Island 7 kmS
- Výška Mountain 24 kmSW
25–60 km93 places
- Lysá Mountain 55 kmNE
- Hořidla Mountain 48 kmN
- Hořice Mountain 39 kmN
- Holý vrch Mountain 49 kmSW
60–100 km608 places
- Erzgebirge Mountain 96 kmNW
- Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 98 kmN
- Vosí vrch Mountain 86 kmN
- Stoličná Mountain 97 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Letohrádek královny Anny Historic site, Praha 12.6 km S -
Charles Bridge Landmark, Praha 13.4 km S
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Kinsky Palace Historic site, Praha 13.4 km S -
Galerie Rudolfinum Museum, Praha 13.1 km S -
Most Barikádníků Landmark, Praha 72.8 km E -
National Museum Museum, Praha 14.6 km SE -
Stadion Evžena Rošického Landmark, Praha 64.4 km S -
Letohrádek Hvězda Historic site, Praha 66.8 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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