Natural conditions
Topography
- Lowest elevation: 293 m above sea level – bank of the Berounka River near Bukovec
- Highest elevation: 452m above sea level – Červená skála under the Radyně castle
- Elevations of other places in Pilsen:
- City centre - about 310 m above sea level
- Homolka - 373 m above sea level
- Sylván Hill - 403 m above sea level
- Dubová hora - 406 m above sea level
- Chlum - 416 m above sea level
- Val - 435 m above sea level
- Háje - 436 m above sea level
Waters
- The river network fans out over Pilsen.
- There are four river junctions within the city - Mže, Radbuzy, Úhlavy a Úslavy.
Average annual flow rates of watercourses in Pilsen
Watercourse Location | Mže - confluence with the Radbuza | Radbuza - confluence with the Úhlava | Úhlava - flows into the Radbuza | Úslava - flows into the Berounka |
Average annual flow rate in m3/s | 8.60 | 5.55 | 5.85 | 3.62 |
Source: Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
- According to the Land Registry, the Bolevec pond system occupies an area totalling 79.8 hectares; this includes:
- Large Bolevec Pond 53.3 ha
- Senecký 7.42 ha
- Košinář 6.4 ha
- Kamenný 5.6 ha
- Třemošenský 3.2 ha
- Šídlovský 3.0 ha
- Nováček 0.9 ha - The České údolí reservoir on the Radbuza River has an area of 119 hectares.
Climate
- Moderately temperate region MT11: long and dry summers, short and mild transition periods in spring and autumn, very dry winters with brief periods of snow cover
Weather stations:- Surface weather: Pilsen-Mikulka (since 1 August 2004)
- Climate monitoring: Pilsen-Bolevec (since 4 January 1969), Pilsen-Ciy (since 1 January 1989)
- Rain gauge: Pilsen-Radčice (since 1 January 1951)
Source: Czech Hydrometeorological Institute PilsenAnnual average temperature
7.7 °C
Annual temperature in January
-1.6 °C
Annual temperature in July
17.3 °C
Highest temperature (27 July 1983)
40.1 °C
Lowest temperature (12 Feb 1985)
- 28.0 °C
Annual average rainfall
533 mm
Average number of days with fog
63
Average hours of sunshine per year
1,690 h