Sudetes · Liberec Region · CzechiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ještěd

1,012 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,012 mabove sea level

Prominence517 mindependent height

Isolation18 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

50.73° N, 14.99° EElevation 1,012 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,012 m
Mid-mountain780 m
Valley · Světlá pod Ještědem545 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ještěd in brief

Ještěd rises to 1,012 m in the Sudetes, Liberec Region, Czechia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 517 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from February to December.

The nearest town in the atlas is Světlá pod Ještědem, 2.3 km to the S at 545 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,012 m · 3,320 ft
Prominence: 517 m
Range: Sudetes
Region: Liberec Region
Country: Czechia
Coordinates: 50.7322, 14.9853
Nearest airport: Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) · 87 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Ještěd by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Ještěd by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	1°	4°	10°	15°	18°	20°	20°	15°	10°	5°	1°
Average low	-5°	-5°	-3°	0°	4°	7°	9°	9°	6°	3°	0°	-4°
Precipitation	90 mm	74 mm	86 mm	65 mm	93 mm	107 mm	143 mm	132 mm	90 mm	78 mm	92 mm	99 mm
Cloud cover	63%	61%	56%	45%	44%	44%	42%	39%	47%	52%	67%	68%
Daylight	8h 27	10h 03	11h 49	13h 47	15h 29	16h 28	16h 04	14h 35	12h 41	10h 47	9h 00	8h 00
Month score	20	25	24	34	51	63	62	63	52	27	17	15

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	600 m	650 m	1,050 m	1,800 m	2,450 m	2,950 m	3,250 m	3,250 m	2,600 m	2,000 m	1,300 m	800 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Ještěd in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Czechia

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Jizera	1,122 m	238 m	22 km NE	17°
Černá hora, Bílý Potok	1,084 m	111 m	19 km NE	17°
Smědavská hora	1,084 m	–	23 km NE	18°
Holubník	1,071 m	–	18 km NE	18°
Sněžné věžičky	1,066 m	–	20 km NE	18°
Ptači vrchy	1,013 m	–	18 km NE	19°
Polední kameny	1,006 m	–	22 km NE	19°
Paličník	944 m	–	25 km NE	21°