This Winter in Prague Was One of the Hottest in Nearly 250 Years

With an average temperature of 2.8°C, this past meteorological winter in Prague’s Klementinum ranked among the warmest 13% of winters since temperature records began in 1775.

Compared to the 1991–2020 average, this winter was 0.5°C warmer, according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ).

However, February itself was relatively typical, with an average temperature of 2°C, ČHMÚ stated in a press release.

This year’s winter at Klementinum ranked between 30th and 32nd out of 250 recorded winters. The warmest winter ever recorded at the site was in 2006/2007, when the average temperature reached 5.8°C.

In contrast, the coldest winter occurred in 1829, with an average temperature of -6.1°C.

More recently, the winter of 2010/2011 was slightly colder than usual, averaging 0°C.

“That was the last winter when the average temperature remained at or below freezing. This winter ranked between 99th and 102nd coldest overall,” ČHMÚ reported.

Looking at this February, meteorologists ranked it between 101st and 104th out of 251 Februarys recorded since 1775, placing it in the warmer half of historical data.

However, it was still 0.7°C colder than the 1991–2020 average for the month.

The warmest February ever recorded at Klementinum was last year, with an average temperature of 8.1°C. The coldest occurred in 1929, when the average temperature in Prague’s city center plummeted to -11°C.

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