Pilsen
City in Czechia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Plzen city view: Евгений Благодарный, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Pilsen is a city in Czechia, in Plzeň Region. About 187,863 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Czechia in our atlas.
It lies at 49.75° N, 13.38° E, about 316 m (1,037 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Prague time zone.
Location
Red dot: Pilsen. Green dots: other major cities of Czechia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Pilsen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 24°C (75°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (22°F). Around 776 mm (31 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.
What to eat in CzechiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Prague · 84 km
- Ústí nad Labem · 112 km
- České Budějovice · 116 km
- Liberec · 165 km
- Hradec Králové · 183 km
- Brno · 240 km
- Olomouc · 278 km
- Ostrava · 352 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3068160 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q43453 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Plzen city view: Евгений Благодарный, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)