Brno
City in Czechia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Brno, Štýřice, Pražákova, výhled z AZ Toweru (2013-05-22; 28): Harold, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Brno is a city in Czechia, in South Moravian. About 404,296 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Czechia in our atlas.
It lies at 49.20° N, 16.61° E, about 226 m (741 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Prague time zone.
Location
Red dot: Brno. Green dots: other major cities of Czechia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Brno has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (21°F). Around 591 mm (23 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in CzechiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Olomouc · 64 km
- Hradec Králové · 126 km
- Ostrava · 141 km
- České Budějovice · 157 km
- Prague · 187 km
- Liberec · 208 km
- Pilsen · 242 km
- Ústí nad Labem · 248 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3078610 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q14960 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Brno, Štýřice, Pražákova, výhled z AZ Toweru (2013-05-22; 28): Harold, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Brno, Štýřice, Pražákova, AZ Tower (2013-05-21; 09): Harold, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Moravian Museum - main house, Brno: Jan Sapák, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Brno, Janáčkovo divadlo, park před divadlem (6913): Martin Strachoň, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Reduta Theatre - Brno: MrPanyGoff, attribution: Plamen Agov - studiolemontree.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Brno - Lidická 12, budova MDB, 2025-10, obr01: Roman Mifek, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mahenovo divadlo - renovace 20210902 131938 (cropped): GALAXY 2018 A7, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Brno Astronomical Clock: Radler59 (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Brno-Ponava - Football stadium "Za Lužánkami", from south: Kirk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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