Prague in July

When to go

Two Czech public holidays fall at the start of July, Saints Cyril and Methodius and Jan Hus Day, so check opening hours and transit timetables for those dates against your trip. The WMO climate table lists the month's daily high and low and its precipitation, so pack for a range of temperatures and some wet days.

Trip facts

• The World Meteorological Organization's World Weather Information Service lists a mean daily maximum temperature of 25.3 °C (77.5 °F) and a mean daily minimum of 14.5 °C (58.1 °F) for Prague in July, based on 1981-2010 monthly averages from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. (worldweather.wmo.int, checked 2026-10-15)
• The World Meteorological Organization's World Weather Information Service lists mean total precipitation for Prague in July as 64.4 mm and the mean number of precipitation days as 8.9, where a precipitation day has at least 1 mm of precipitation (1981-2010 averages from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute). (worldweather.wmo.int, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs' list of Czech public holidays includes July 5 (Saints Cyril and Methodius) and July 6 (Jan Hus Day). (www.mzv.gov.cz, checked 2026-10-15)
• The EU's official travel site says in its Entry/Exit System FAQ: 'From 10 April 2026, the EES is fully operational at all external border crossing points of the European countries using the system.' (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-15)
• The EU's official travel site says: 'ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point. The European Union will inform about the specific date for the start of ETIAS several months prior to its launch.' (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-15)
• Václav Havel Airport Prague's page on public transport buses says that to reach Prague city centre fastest by public transport it recommends the 59 trolleybus (Terminal 1/Terminal 2 to Veleslavín train station) and a change to metro Line A, and that tickets must be purchased before boarding. (www.prg.aero, checked 2026-10-15)
• Václav Havel Airport Prague's Airport Express page says Airport Express buses connect the airport with Prague Main Railway Station and stop directly outside the main railway station building, with a travel time of approximately 40 minutes depending on traffic conditions, and that regular public transport tickets cannot be used on the Airport Express. (www.prg.aero, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Prague Public Transit Company's fare pricelist lists a 24-hour ticket at 150 CZK as a regular ticket and 140 CZK as a ticket in the app, and a 72-hour ticket at 350 CZK and 340 CZK, and marks both as valid on the funicular. (www.dpp.cz, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Prague Integrated Transport (PID) tickets page calls a 24 or 72 hour ticket the convenient option for visitors, says to stamp it when you first board a vehicle or enter a metro station, and says it can be used on PID trams, subway, buses, ferries and trains in Prague except for vintage routes K, 41, 42 and the Airport Express (AE). (pid.cz, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Czech National Bank's guidance for bureau-de-change clients says you receive Czech korunas in exchange for foreign currency at the buy rate, and that bureaux de change set their exchange rates independently of the rates declared by the Czech National Bank, so the rates offered by different bureaux de change may vary significantly. (www.cnb.cz, checked 2026-10-15)