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Kolín weather & best time to visit

City break

Kolín at a glance

Best time
Apr – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 26°
Sunshine a year
1,760 h
Rain a year
641 mm
Climate
Continental
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Elevation
220 m

Climate in Kolín

Kolín has mild to warm summers and cold winters with occasional snow. July is the warmest month with average highs of 26 °C, while January is the coolest at 3 °C. With around 1,760 hours of sunshine a year, Kolín is moderately sunny; July is the sunniest month with 7.7 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Kolín

The best time to visit Kolín is from April to September. For sightseeing, day trips and hiking, conditions are most comfortable from April to June and from August to September. The wettest month is July with 78 mm of precipitation.

Kolín through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Kolín in spring

Mar – May

59

Fair

  • 10–20 °C by day
  • 5.9 h of sun a day
  • 31 rainy days in all

Kolín in summer

Jun – Aug

79

Good

  • 24–26 °C by day
  • 7.6 h of sun a day
  • 34 rainy days in all

Kolín in autumn

Sep – Nov

50

Fair

  • 8–21 °C by day
  • 3.7 h of sun a day
  • 28 rainy days in all

Kolín in winter

Dec – Feb

17

Poor

  • 3–5 °C by day
  • 2.0 h of sun a day
  • 30 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

Apr – Jun, Aug – Sep

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Snow

Dec – Feb

Snow on 2 or more days

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Kolín for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: June, August

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

53

Holiday weather in October

Fair

Best time to visit: April – September

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 7°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 14°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 14°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 10°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 9°

07:1918:10

Cold evenings: bring a warm jacket.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 06:59–08:03 · evening 17:26–18:30
Blue hour
Morning 06:47–06:59 · evening 18:30–18:43

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

October in Kolín compared with home

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs fall from about 17° at the start of the month to 11° at the end. The days get 1.8 h shorter.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high17°11°
Night-time low8°4°
Daylight11.7 h9.9 h

What is the weather like in Kolín in October?

In October, Kolín is cool: daytime highs average 15 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.6 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 46 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Kolín.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 51 min07:19 – 18:10
UV index
2 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
16 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
68 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Snow days
0 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+2offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %65 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %10 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %61 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in October

  • A jumper for the evenings
  • Rain jacket or umbrella

Compare two months in Kolín

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

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August has the better holiday weather in Kolín: score 81 against 53. In August, days are 11 °C warmer than in October. August has one more rainy day. The sun shines 4 hours longer a day in August.

October vs August, Kolín
MonthOctoberAugust
Holiday weather score5381better
Daytime high15°26°
Night-time low6°14°
Sunshine3.6 h7.6 hbetter
Rainy days10better11
Rainfall46 mmbetter76 mm
Muggy days0better1

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Kolín month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

15January3° · 1.8 h

In January, Kolín is cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−3 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.8 hours a day. Precipitation falls on about 11 days, totalling 43 mm; on about 4 of them it snows. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in January
19February5° · 2.8 h

In February, Kolín is cold: daytime highs average 5 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−2 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 2.8 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 9 rainy days and 38 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in February
29March10° · 4.1 h

In March, Kolín is cold: daytime highs average 10 °C, and nights cool down to about 1 °C. Expect around 4.1 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 42 mm in total. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in March
70April16° · 6.4 h

In April, Kolín is cool: daytime highs average 16 °C, and nights cool down to about 4 °C. Expect around 6.4 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 9 rainy days and 37 mm in total. All in all, April is a good month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in April
77May20° · 7.3 h

In May, Kolín is mild: daytime highs average 20 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. The sun shines for around 7.3 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 64 mm in total. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in May
80June24° · 7.6 h

In June, Kolín is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 12 °C. The sun shines for around 7.6 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 72 mm in total. All in all, June is an excellent month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in June
77July26° · 7.7 h

In July, Kolín is warm: daytime highs average 26 °C, and nights cool down to about 14 °C. The sun shines for around 7.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 78 mm in total. On about 5 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in July
81August26° · 7.6 h

In August, Kolín is warm: daytime highs average 26 °C, and nights cool down to about 14 °C. The sun shines for around 7.6 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 76 mm in total. On about 5 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. All in all, August is an excellent month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in August
78September21° · 5.6 h

In September, Kolín is mild: daytime highs average 21 °C, and nights cool down to about 10 °C. Expect around 5.6 hours of sunshine a day. Rain falls on about 9 days, adding up to 59 mm. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in September
53October15° · 3.6 h

In October, Kolín is cool: daytime highs average 15 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.6 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 46 mm in total. All in all, October is a so-so month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in October
20November8° · 1.8 h

In November, Kolín is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights cool down to about 2 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 1.8 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 9 rainy days and 44 mm in total. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in November
17December4° · 1.4 h

In December, Kolín is cold: daytime highs average 4 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1.4 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 42 mm in total. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Kolín.

Kolín in December

Climate in detail

Year & climate table

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

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Nights and sleep in Kolín

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Frost below 0°
  • Cold 0–8°
  • Cool 8–15°

ColdOctober: nights around 6°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (−3°), the warmest in July (14°). Nights fall below 8 °C on average from October to April, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 15°Night 6°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan153°−3°1.8 h1143
FebruaryFeb195°−2°2.8 h938
MarchMar2910°1°4.1 h1042
AprilApr7016°4°6.4 h937
MayMay7720°9°7.3 h1264
JuneJun8024°12°7.6 h1172
JulyJul7726°14°7.7 h1378
AugustAug8126°14°7.6 h1176
SeptemberSep7821°10°5.6 h959
OctoberOct5315°6°3.6 h1046
NovemberNov208°2°1.8 h944
DecemberDec174°−1°1.4 h1042

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

50.03° N, 15.20° E · 220 m · Europe/Prague

Sunshine
Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Kolín

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,760 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 7.7 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 1.4 h a day
OctoberSunshine 3.6 hDaylight 10.9 hShare of daylight 33 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 3.6 of 10.9 hours of daylight in Kolín, 33 % of the daylight hours.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Rain
Rain

Rain in Kolín: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
641 mm on 123 days
Wettest month
Jul · 78 mm
Driest month
Apr · 37 mm
OctoberRainy days 10Rainfall 46 mm

In October, Kolín has about 10 rainy days with 46 mm of rain in total.

UV index
Sun protection

UV index in Kolín

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
2 · lowLittle protection needed; sunglasses on bright days.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 8).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 60 min
Fair skin
about 75 min
Light brown skin
about 105 min
Olive skin
over 2 h

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen the time, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Wind & clouds
Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Kolín

How breezy and how cloudy Kolín is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
16 km/h · gentle breeze
Windiest month
Feb · 17 km/h
Calmest month
Aug · 14 km/h
OctoberWind 16 km/hBeaufort 3

In October, the wind in Kolín typically peaks at 16 km/h during the day: Beaufort 3, gentle breeze.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
65 % · variable cloud
Clearest month
Aug · 55 %
Cloudiest month
Nov · 77 %
OctoberCloud cover 68 %Sunshine 3.6 h

In October, cloud covers on average 68 % of the sky over Kolín: mostly cloudy, with about 3.6 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Heat & humidity
Heat & humidity

Heat and humidity in Kolín

How often the day gets hot in Kolín (30 °C and more), and in which months heat and humidity come together. Tap a month to select it.

Hot days a year
13 days
Hottest month
Jul · 26 °C
Hot months
none

Heat calendar

  • pleasant
  • some hot or muggy days
  • often muggy
  • often hot
  • hot and muggy
OctoberHot days (30 °C+) 0Daytime high 15 °C

In October, Kolín has about 0 hot days, with an average daytime high of 15 °C: pleasant. Heat plays no part this month.

Hot days reach at least 30 °C; a month counts as muggy when the mean dew point reaches 18 °C on at least 15 days. Averages from ERA5 and ERA5-Land, 1996–2025. Muggy nights through the year

Snow
Snow

Snow in Kolín

Snow is possible in Kolín, but no month makes it likely: the chance of seeing snow during a week's stay, the days with fresh snow and how much falls. Tap a month to select it.

Snow days a year
11 days
Fresh snow a year
38 cm
Snow possible
Dec – Feb

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 0Fresh snow 1 cmChance of snow 1 / 100

In October, it hardly ever snows in Kolín.

Snow days bring at least 1 cm of fresh snow. Fresh snow comes from ERA5 snowfall (1996–2025) at the height of the place, not on the slopes above it; the snow chance also weighs whether the snow settles. An estimate from climate averages, not a snow report.

Planning a trip to Kolín

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Kolín in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Kolín has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 80) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 16).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    58

    Fair

    • 14 °C by day
    • 5.7 h of sun a day
    • 9 rainy days a month
  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    78

    Good

    • 21 °C by day
    • 7.4 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month

    Good for: Sightseeing & walks

  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    80

    ExcellentBest holidays

    • 26 °C by day
    • 7.6 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month
  • October half-term

    Oct

    53

    Fair

    • 15 °C by day
    • 3.6 h of sun a day
    • 10 rainy days a month
  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    16

    Poor

    • 4 °C by day
    • 1.6 h of sun a day
    • 11 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 1 h 50 min
Distance
1,110 km
Time zone
UTC+2
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

Good to know: Czechia

Currency
Czech Koruna (CZK)
Language
Czech
Sockets
Type C, E · 230 V
Traffic
Drives on the right
Dialling code
+420
Emergency number
112

UK plugs need a travel adapter

Sources: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0). Please check details before you travel.

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Kolín vs Kutná Hora

In October the holiday weather in Kolín and Kutná Hora is about equally good (score 53 vs 49). During the day Kutná Hora is 1 °C cooler than Kolín.

Kolín vs Kutná Hora, in October
in OctoberKolínKutná Hora
Holiday weather score5349
Daytime high15°14°
Sunshine4 h4 h
Rainy days1010
Best timeApr – SepApr – Sep

Through the year

OctoberKolín 15°Kutná Hora 14°
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In October, Kolín ranks 6 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

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Frequently asked questions about Kolín

When is the best time to visit Kolín?

The best time to visit Kolín is from April to September. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Kolín?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C and nights around 14 °C. January is the coolest month at 3 °C.

When does it rain most in Kolín?

The wettest month is July with 78 mm of precipitation. The driest month is April with 37 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Kolín get?

Kolín gets around 1,760 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 7.7 hours a day; in December there are 1.4 hours a day.

What time zone is Kolín in?

Kolín is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July.

How long is the flight from London to Kolín?

A nonstop flight from London to Kolín takes about 1 h 50 min, for a straight-line distance of about 1,110 km.

Which school holidays are best for Kolín?

Kolín has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 80) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 16). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 58, May half-term 78, summer holidays 80, October half-term 53, Christmas holidays 16.