Geography and Climate
| Climate data for Ostrava | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
12.86 (55.14) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
3.75 (38.75) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 26.7 (1.051) |
30.2 (1.189) |
34.0 (1.339) |
52.4 (2.063) |
91.2 (3.591) |
104.4 (4.11) |
91.1 (3.587) |
91.8 (3.614) |
58.8 (2.315) |
42.3 (1.665) |
44.6 (1.756) |
34.3 (1.35) |
701.8 (27.63) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 104 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) | |||||||||||||
Ostrava is located in the north-eastern area of the Czech Republic, very close to the Polish (15 km (9.3 mi)) and Slovak (55 km (34 mi)) borders. It spreads over the northern part of the natural north-south valley called the Moravian Gate (Moravská brána) with an average elevation of approximately 210 m (690 ft) above sea level.
The local climate is continental temperate, with hot, humid summers and mild, dry winters. The yearly average temperature is 10.2 °C (50.4 °F) (January low: −1.2 °C (29.8 °F), July high: 25 °C (77 °F)), the yearly rainfall is around 526 mm (20.7 in).
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