Natural conditions

• 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

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) 

  Long-term climate data from the station in Pilsen-Bolevec (1971-2010)

  Annual 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

  Source: Czech Hydrometeorological Institute Pilsen