When to go · Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many spa hotels closed or quiet), early July (film festival: rooms sell out and prices spike).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 1°C34°F / −4°C25°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Low
- Czech Republic overall
- Prices
- Low
- Czech Republic overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Karlovy Vary
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many spa hotels closed or quiet), early July (film festival: rooms sell out and prices spike).
Weather in January
- Karlovy VaryHighs around 1 °C, lows around -4 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 34 °F, lows around 25 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Bohemia (Prague, Český Krumlov), Czech Republic · Prague, Kutná Hora, Český Krumlov, Karlovy Varycool
Continental: grey, frosty winters around 0 °C, warm summers with 30 °C spells and thunderstorms; May–June and September are the sweet spots.Continental: grey, frosty winters around 32 °F, warm summers with 86 °F spells and thunderstorms; May–June and September are the sweet spots.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Czech Republic overall
- Low
- Prices · Czech Republic overall
- Low
Czech Republic overall: Cold and short days; Prague at its quietest and cheapest, mountains in ski season.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket