Rainy day · Prague · Czechia
7 things to do in Prague when it rains
Indoor sights that make a wet day feel planned rather than lost.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Martina Kemrová, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Start with St Vitus Cathedral, Jewish Quarter (Josefov) and Wenceslas Square and the National Museum. Together the 7 picks below take roughly 8–11 hours across 5 areas; all charge for entry. June is usually the wettest month, with about 9 rainy days.
Key facts
- Places in this guide
- 7
- Free entry
- 0
- Time to see them all
- 8–11 hours
- Areas
- Hradčany, Josefov and New Town
Prague on a rainy day
Religious site · Hradčany
1.St Vitus Cathedral
The entrance area just inside the door is free to view; buy a circuit ticket to walk the full nave and see the chapels up close.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Iconic
- Architecture
- History
- Art
- Rainy day
Historic site · Josefov
2.Jewish Quarter (Josefov)
The sites shut on Saturdays and Jewish holidays; buy the combined ticket and allow time for the Pinkas Synagogue.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Street · New Town
3.Wenceslas Square and the National Museum
Look for the small memorial to Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc in front of the museum.
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Architecture · Old Town
4.Municipal House
If you skip the tour, have coffee in the ground-floor café to see the interior, then walk under the Powder Tower next door.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- Art
- Rainy day
- Couples
Religious site · Malá Strana
5.St Nicholas Church, Malá Strana
Evening classical concerts here are a good way to hear the acoustics; buy tickets at the church rather than from street sellers.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- Art
- Rainy day
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Religious site · Hradčany
6.Strahov Monastery and Library
Combine it with Petřín Hill, which is almost level with the monastery, and walk down through the orchards.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
- Views
Architecture · Old Town
7.Klementinum
Visits are by guided tour only; book ahead in summer.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Architecture
- Views
- Rainy day
Grouped by area
| Area | Places | Time needed |
|---|---|---|
| Hradčany | St Vitus Cathedral and Strahov Monastery and Library | 1 hour + 1–1.5 hours |
| Josefov | Jewish Quarter (Josefov) | 2–3 hours |
| New Town | Wenceslas Square and the National Museum | 1–2 hours |
| Old Town | Municipal House and Klementinum | 1–1.5 hours + 1 hour |
| Malá Strana | St Nicholas Church, Malá Strana | 45 minutes |
Booking and timing
Of these 7, 5 low cost, 2 mid-priced. Book ahead for Klementinum. The longest visit is Jewish Quarter (Josefov); group the rest by area to save travel time.
- Klementinum: Guided tours have limited places and fill up in high season.
How to fit them into 3 half-days
Grouped by area and kept to about four hours each, so you walk more than you ride.
- Half-day 1 (Hradčany): St Vitus Cathedral → Strahov Monastery and Library, at least 2 hours.
- Half-day 2 (Josefov and New Town): Jewish Quarter (Josefov) → Wenceslas Square and the National Museum, at least 3 hours.
- Half-day 3 (Old Town and Malá Strana): Municipal House → Klementinum → St Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, at least 3 hours.
The wettest months
- June: highs of 23°C (73°F), about 9 rainy days, very busy crowds. Warm with long evenings and occasional thunderstorms; peak season begins.
- July: highs of 25°C (77°F), about 9 rainy days, very busy crowds. Warmest month and busiest at the castle and Charles Bridge; heat is usually manageable, with summer showers.
- May: highs of 20°C (68°F), about 8 rainy days, busy crowds. One of the best months, with lilac and fruit blossom, long days and beer gardens opening.
The neighbourhoods they are in
- Old Town — Gothic spires, the Astronomical Clock and lanes leading to Charles Bridge
- Malá Strana — Baroque palaces, embassies and gardens below Prague Castle
- Hradčany — The castle district, Strahov Monastery and the hidden lanes of Nový Svět
- New Town — Wenceslas Square, 19th-century boulevards and practical hotels
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Questions travellers ask
+Where should I start in Prague?
St Vitus Cathedral. Begun in 1344 and not completed until 1929, the Gothic cathedral inside the castle walls holds the tombs of Bohemian kings, the gem-encrusted St Wenceslas Chapel, a silver tomb for St John of Nepomuk and a stained-glass window designed by Alphonse Mucha.