The temperate climate means that winters are cold and summers mild. Spring and summer have the highest rainfall.

Mediumweights, heavy topcoat and sturdy shoes for winter; lightweights for summer.

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country situated in central Europe, sharing frontiers with Germany in the west, Poland in the north, the Slovak Republic in the east and Austria in the south. Only about one-quarter of the size of the British Isles, the republic is hilly and picturesque, with vast plains and mountains in the west (Bohemia).