Prague
Reaching Prague from London emits 30.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (15h 18m each way) against 260 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 22.0 °C in July and 2.1 °C in January.
Prague (Czech: Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Prague is warmest in July (22.0 °C), sunniest in June (12.7 h a day); coldest in January (2.1 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 710 km | 21.0 kg | 12h 12m | 179 kg | 4h 24m |
| Barcelona | 1,354 km | 39.9 kg | 19h 42m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Berlin | 280 km | 8.3 kg | 6h 6m | 70.4 kg | 3h 54m |
| Birmingham | 1,163 km | 43.6 kg | 18h | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Bristol | 1,204 km | 44.2 kg | 18h 18m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Brussels | 717 km | 21.2 kg | 11h 36m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Cardiff | 1,244 km | 47.5 kg | 18h 36m | 313 kg | 5h 12m |
| Copenhagen | 634 km | 18.7 kg | 11h 6m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Dublin | 1,463 km | — | — | 368 kg | 5h 30m |
| Edinburgh | 1,341 km | 73.4 kg | 21h | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 409 km | 12.1 kg | 7h 54m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,400 km | 75.1 kg | 21h 12m | 352 kg | 5h 24m |
| Leeds | 1,167 km | 52.3 kg | 18h 54m | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Lisbon | 2,243 km | 66.2 kg | 34h 24m | 564 kg | 6h 30m |
| Liverpool | 1,250 km | 53.5 kg | 18h 54m | 314 kg | 5h 12m |
| London | 1,033 km | 30.5 kg | 15h 18m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Madrid | 1,772 km | 52.3 kg | 23h 18m | 446 kg | 5h 54m |
| Manchester | 1,203 km | 51.5 kg | 18h 48m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Milan | 646 km | 19.0 kg | 11h 18m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 300 km | 8.8 kg | 6h 18m | 75.4 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,209 km | 62.5 kg | 19h 30m | 304 kg | 5h 6m |
| Nottingham | 1,121 km | 44.6 kg | 18h 24m | 282 kg | 5h |
| Oslo | 1,117 km | 33.0 kg | 18h 6m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 882 km | 26.0 kg | 11h 36m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Rome | 923 km | 27.2 kg | 14h 6m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Sheffield | 1,151 km | 48.8 kg | 18h 42m | 290 kg | 5h |
| Southampton | 1,121 km | 39.4 kg | 18h | 282 kg | 5h |
| Stockholm | 1,054 km | 31.1 kg | 16h | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Vienna | 253 km | 7.5 kg | 5h 30m | 63.5 kg | 3h 48m |
| Warsaw | 517 km | 15.3 kg | 9h 30m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Zurich | 526 km | 15.5 kg | 9h 36m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
The year in Prague
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.1 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 19.4 | 22.0 | 21.3 | 17.7 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 2.6 |
| Sun h/day | 4.0 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
When to go
Prague is warmest in July at 22.0 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 2.1 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Hlavní město Praha records 13.6 overnight stays per resident a year (18,993,211 nights in 2025). A well-visited region, busy in season but not overwhelmed.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Prague
Places to stay in Prague, Czechia, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.