September–October
Wk 39–41
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 20 out of 100, weather comfort near 57.
- Crowd level
- 15–27
- Comfort
- 52–62
Czechia · Jihozápad
Best time to visit Jihozápad
When is it busiest here, and when is it quietest? The answer runs week by week through the region's own year, from official EU overnight-stay statistics.
Busiest week
JulyCrowd level 100
Wk 30 · 318,064 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0–1
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
September–OctoberCrowd level 15–27
Wk 39–41 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
21 °CComfort 72
July · around 106 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Jihozápad (Czechia) is quietest in January: across Wk 2–4 the crowd level runs from 0 to 1 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in July (Wk 30), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 318,064 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Jihozápad busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 2
FebruaryØ 11
MarchØ 8
AprilØ 12
MayØ 26
JuneØ 41
JulyØ 96
AugustØ 89
SeptemberØ 32
OctoberØ 16
NovemberØ 7
DecemberØ 4
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
September · Wk 39
Crowd level27/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort23/100 · Sun & warmth
-3 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- September (90 %) · October (10 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 123,694
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 1 % of source markets on school holidays · -7 % crowding from holidays
- Region range
- 51,541–318,064 (avg 126,998)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom global (ungewichtet) gemittelten Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte – der Quellland-Mix liegt für dieses Ziel-Land nicht vor. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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DestinationJihozápad
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The travel year in Jihozápad, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 10 | 1 °C |
| February | 11 | 14 | 3 °C |
| March | 8 | 26 | 6 °C |
| April | 12 | 45 | 11 °C |
| May | 26 | 60 | 15 °C |
| June | 41 | 70 | 20 °C |
| July | 96 | 72 | 21 °C |
| August | 89 | 73 | 21 °C |
| September | 32 | 67 | 16 °C |
| October | 16 | 49 | 11 °C |
| November | 7 | 24 | 5 °C |
| December | 4 | 12 | 2 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Jihozápad itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
April–May
Wk 17–19
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 20, weather comfort near 54.
- Crowd level
- 13–25
- Comfort
- 51–57
July
Wk 28–30
The region's peak: crowd level around 98 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 96–100
- Comfort
- 71–72
Jihozápad compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Jihozápad
- 11.5
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: April, at 0.4× the value. Closest to the median: July, at 0.7× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Jihozápad with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 1 | -1 | 61 |
| Feb | 2 | 3 | 0 | 52 |
| Mar | 4 | 6 | 3 | 50 |
| Apr | 9 | 11 | 6 | 61 |
| May | 13 | 15 | 11 | 100 |
| Jun | 18 | 20 | 16 | 116 |
| Jul | 19 | 21 | 17 | 106 |
| Aug | 19 | 21 | 17 | 106 |
| Sep | 15 | 16 | 13 | 87 |
| Oct | 10 | 11 | 9 | 56 |
| Nov | 4 | 5 | 3 | 55 |
| Dec | 1 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Moderately sunny
≈ 3.3 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 |
| Feb | 1.9 |
| Mar | 3.2 |
| Apr | 4.6 |
| May | 5.2 |
| Jun | 5.9 |
| Jul | 5.6 |
| Aug | 4.7 |
| Sep | 3.4 |
| Oct | 2.1 |
| Nov | 1.2 |
| Dec | 0.8 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Ski areas in Jihozápad
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 34
- Slopes in total
- 41 km
- Lifts
- 75
- Highest point
- 1,200 m
On a long-term average, January sees the most snow: 8 cm mean snow depth across the region.
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ski&Bike Špičák | 7.46 km | 7 | 842–1,200 m358 m vertical drop |
| Ski areál Lipno-Kramolín | 7.38 km | 4 | 709–899 m190 m vertical drop |
| Nad Nádražím - Belveder | 3.72 km | 6 | 790–906 m116 m vertical drop |
| Nové Hutě | 2.92 km | 5 | 1,002–1,146 m144 m vertical drop |
| Samoty | 2.16 km | 2 | 780–898 m119 m vertical drop |
| Lyžařský areál Kobyla | 1.95 km | 4 | 952–1,104 m151 m vertical drop |
| Ski Pancíř | 1.86 km | 3 | 857–1,095 m237 m vertical drop |
| Javorná | 1.71 km | 2 | 814–896 m82 m vertical drop |
| Lyžařský areál Hartmanice | 1.4 km | 1 | 714–844 m129 m vertical drop |
| Churáňov - Zadov | 1.37 km | 2 | 888–1,080 m192 m vertical drop |
| Alpalouka | 1.31 km | 2 | 843–993 m150 m vertical drop |
| Ski Nezdice | 1.29 km | 1 | 670–745 m75 m vertical drop |
| Kubova Huť | 1.28 km | 3 | 980–1,098 m118 m vertical drop |
| Kvilda | 0.63 km | 4 | 1,044–1,087 m43 m vertical drop |
| Debrník | 0.56 km | 1 | 804–895 m91 m vertical drop |
| Skipark Frymburk | 0.54 km | 4 | 752–833 m81 m vertical drop |
| Prachatice - Libín | 0.48 km | 3 | 844–897 m53 m vertical drop |
| Ski areál Přimda | 0.45 km | 2 | 699–794 m95 m vertical drop |
| Javorník na Šumavě | 0.4 km | 2 | 966–1,031 m66 m vertical drop |
| Ski areál Šukačka | 0.37 km | 1 | 883–952 m70 m vertical drop |
| Weissova louka | 0.37 km | 2 | 946–994 m48 m vertical drop |
| Horní Vltavice | 0.35 km | 1 | 802–879 m77 m vertical drop |
| Ski areál Kašperky | 0.34 km | 2 | 739–771 m32 m vertical drop |
| Sjezdovka na Vysoké | 0.33 km | 1 | 488–551 m63 m vertical drop |
| Slavoj | 0.31 km | 1 | 820–887 m67 m vertical drop |
and 9 more areas in this region
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Jihozápad
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Jihozápad?
- The best time to visit Jihozápad is September–October (Wk 39–41): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 20 out of 100, weather comfort about 57 out of 100.
When is Jihozápad quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Jihozápad. Crowd levels there sit at 0–1 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Jihozápad busiest?
- Jihozápad is busiest in July (Wk 30) with around 318,064 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Jihozápad and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Jihozápad in July with an average of 21 °C and around 106 mm of rain in the month.
When is there the most snow in Jihozápad and when are ski conditions best?
- Jihozápad has the most snow in January with an average of around 8 cm. Those are the most reliable weeks for winter sports.
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by André Beer on Unsplash
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Ski areas
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.