# Prague for Digital Nomads

> Beautiful & central

Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Canonical page: https://nomadbase.com/destinations/prague
Last reviewed: 2026-07-29

Every figure below carries its source and measurement date. Where no reliable source exists the field is left out rather than estimated.

## Prague at a glance

Prague is the compact option in Central Europe: a walkable Habsburg-era capital with 1,155 cafés mapped within 15 km (OpenStreetMap: July 2026), a serious coffee culture, and full working-day overlap with European clients. It is dense enough that your whole life — flat, desk, tram, pub — fits inside a handful of districts.

The winters are the honest catch: only 3 of 12 months land in the mild band (Nomadbase comfort index: comfort index from Open-Meteo, 2025). And the visa route is narrower than the marketing suggests. EU citizens stay as long as they like, visa-exempt non-EU citizens get 90 days in any 180 across Schengen (Government sources) — but the Czech Digital Nomad Programme covers only 13 nationalities and IT and marketing professions (Government sources). The visa section has the details.

It suits you if you want beauty, walkability and Central Europe at a calmer scale than the big capitals. It suits you less if you need a deep formal coworking scene, a warm winter, or a nomad visa you can actually use.

| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| 1,155 cafés mapped within 15 km (OpenStreetMap: July 2026) and a deep specialty-coffee culture | Only 3 of 12 months land in the mild band (Nomadbase comfort index: comfort index from Open-Meteo, 2025) |
| Measured PM2.5 of 4.1 µg/m³ (OpenAQ: station median, July 2026) — under the WHO guideline of 5 | The Czech Digital Nomad Programme is narrow: 13 nationalities, IT and marketing professions only (Government sources) |
| Median download of 42.7 Mbps (M-Lab) | Only 14 coworking spaces mapped within 15 km (OpenStreetMap: July 2026) — the formal coworking map is thin |
| Full working-day overlap with Central Europe | The historic centre lives under heavy tourist pressure for most of the year |

## Key figures

| Figure | Value | Source | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature (year) | 10.4 C | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average | 2025-12-31 |
| Average cloud cover | 61 % | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average | 2025-12-31 |
| Nomadbase climate comfort index | 3.4 index 0-10 | Nomadbase comfort index from Copernicus ERA5 2025 monthly means | 2025-12-31 |
| Nearest major airport | 13 km | OurAirports — nearest major airport is Václav Havel Airport Prague | 2026-07-29 |
| Airports within 100 km | 2 within 100km | OurAirports, major and regional airports with scheduled service | 2026-07-29 |
| Nomadbase community activity | 3.2 index 0-10 | Nomadbase community activity — 0 here now, 1 based here, 0 meetups, 0 planning to come, 0 have been | 2026-08-17 |
| Air quality PM2.5 (measured) | 4.1 µg/m³ | OpenAQ, median of 5 stations, 2026-07-27 | 2026-07-27 |
| Average temperature (summer) | 19.6 C | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 summer average (Jun-Aug) | 2025-12-31 |
| Average temperature (winter) | 1.8 C | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 winter average (Dec-Feb) | 2025-12-31 |
| Rain days per year | 126 days/year | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 full-year count | 2025-12-31 |
| Dry days per year | 239 days/year | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 full-year count | 2025-12-31 |
| Transport per month | 23 EUR/month | Official fare: DPP, monthly coupon Prague zones P+0+B (550 CZK), metro, tram and bus citywide, checked 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 |
| Yoga studios mapped | 11 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| UTC offset | 1 hours from UTC | Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Prague), standard time | 2026-08-10 |
| Working-hours overlap with Central Europe | 8 hours/day | Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Prague), standard time; Europe reference UTC+1 | 2026-08-10 |
| LGBTQ+ legal index (country) | 8.5 score 0-10 | Nomadbase legal-position rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| LGBTQ+ in practice (country) | Upgraded: a new civil-code "partnership" in force since 1 Jan 2025 gives same-sex couples nearly all marriage rights except joint adoption; the Constitutional Court struck down the sterilisation requirement for gender recognition (May 2024, effective July 2025), though implementing legislation has stalled. | Nomadbase legal-position rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Tap water index (country) | 10 score 0-10 | Nomadbase tap-water tier (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Tap water in practice (country) | Tap water everywhere meets strict Czech/EU standards and is monitored daily; public fountains marked "pitná voda" are drinking water, with at most a faint chlorine taste in older Prague buildings. | Nomadbase tap-water tier (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Internet download (median) | 42.7 Mbps | M-Lab median of 31,813 tests within 50 km, last 7 days | 2026-08-11 |
| Cafés mapped | 1155 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Restaurants mapped | 2739 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegetarian-friendly places mapped | 494 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Gyms mapped | 151 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegan-friendly places mapped | 182 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Kiteable wind days per year | 9 days/year | Days in 2025 with peak sustained wind ≥ 25 km/h (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, 10 m) | 2025-12-31 |
| Accommodation per month (simple end) | 1014 EUR/month | Inside Airbnb market price (simple end, 25th percentile of 89 monthly entire-home listings), Q2/2026 | 2026-06-27 |
| Accommodation per month | 1872 EUR/month | Inside Airbnb market price (median of 89 monthly entire-home listings), Q2/2026 | 2026-06-27 |
| Accommodation per month (upscale end) | 2751 EUR/month | Inside Airbnb market price (upscale end, 75th percentile of 89 monthly entire-home listings), Q2/2026 | 2026-06-27 |
| Visa-free days (US passport) | 90 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Coworking spaces mapped | 14 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Queer venues mapped | 7 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Surf spots mapped nearby | 0 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-08-05 |
| Kitesurf spots mapped nearby | 1 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-08-05 |
| Coworking desk per month | 207 EUR/month | Published price: Locus Workspace / Impact Hub Prague / WorkLounge (own pricing pages) (5,000 CZK), Median 5,000 CZK/mo = EUR 207 @ ECB 24.19 (2026-07-29). Locus Full Time 24/7 5,000 CZK (https://locusworkspace.com/membership/), Impact Hub Unlimited 4,750 CZK excl. VAT (https://impacthub.cz/en/praha/), WorkLounge hot desk 3,500-6,500 CZK excl. VAT by location, median 5,250 (https://worklounge.com/en/pricing/hot-desk). Opero publishes no prices., checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Coliving room per month | 331 EUR/month | Published price: Bro-coli coliving Prague (8,000 CZK), Published from-rates: Strizkov "from 8 000 CZK"/mo (= EUR 331 @ 24.19), Palmovka "from EUR 370"/mo. Amount = cheaper Strizkov rate., checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| eSIM data, 30 days | 14 EUR | Published price: Airalo Czech Republic (Prosim 10 GB / 30 days), Verified in page package data: "10 GB - 30 days" = 14.00 EUR (slug prosim-in-30days-10gb). Unlimited 30d = 62.50 EUR., checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Ride-hailing, ~5 km ride | 9.92 EUR/ride | Published price: Prague city-regulated maximum taxi tariff (praha.eu) (240 CZK), Official max: boarding 60 CZK + 36 CZK/km (+7 CZK/min waiting). 5 km = 60 + 5x36 = 240 CZK = EUR 9.92 @ 24.19. Largest operator AAA Taxi publishes cheaper street rate: 40 CZK boarding + 27.90 CZK/km = 179.50 CZK (EUR 7.42) — https://www.aaataxi.cz/en/prices/., checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| 3-star hotel per night | 70.65 EUR/night | Published price: Booking.com, 3-star Prague, night 12-13 Aug 2026, 2 adults (1,709 CZK), Median of first 3 listed: Hotel Andante 1,709 CZK, Exe City Park Hotel 2,104 CZK, Hotel Legie 1,475 CZK (all incl. taxes and fees). Median 1,709 CZK = EUR 70.65 @ 24.19., checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Café latte | 4.75 EUR | Published price: Starbucks Kaprova (Prague) via Wolt (115 CZK), Caffe Latte ("Most ordered") CZK 115.00 = EUR 4.75 @ 24.19. Delivery-menu price, in-store may differ slightly., checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| cost food monthly modelled | 216 EUR/month | Modelled groceries for Czech Republic (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 67.0 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| cost eating out monthly modelled | 60 EUR/month | Modelled eating out for Czech Republic (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 67.0 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| cost transport monthly modelled | 23 EUR/month | Modelled local transport for Czech Republic (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 67.0 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| cost leisure monthly modelled | 151 EUR/month | Modelled leisure for Czech Republic (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 67.0 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| Visa-free days (EU passport) | 365 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Visa-free days (UK passport) | 90 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Visa-free days (Canadian passport) | 90 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Visa-free days (Australian passport) | 90 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Remote-work visa route (0–10) | 10 score 0-10 | Dedicated remote-work visa: Digital Nomad Program (checked 2026-07-29) | 2026-07-29 |
| climate monthly profile | [{"m":1,"t":-1.9,"r":0.39,"c":0.72},{"m":2,"t":-2.9,"r":0.14,"c":0.57},{"m":3,"t":3.2,"r":0.29,"c":0.51},{"m":4,"t":9.2,"r":0.2,"c":0.55},{"m":5,"t":10.7,"r":0.39,"c":0.62},{"m":6,"t":18.9,"r":0.4,"c":0.49},{"m":7,"t":19,"r":0.48,"c":0.63},{"m":8,"t":18.9,"r":0.35,"c":0.46},{"m":9,"t":14.4,"r":0.43,"c":0.58},{"m":10,"t":6.9,"r":0.55,"c":0.75},{"m":11,"t":1,"r":0.33,"c":0.73},{"m":12,"t":-0.9,"r":0.16,"c":0.74}] | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 monthly means (felt temperature, rain-day share, cloud share) | 2025-12-31 |
| cost bigmac | 4.71 EUR | Published price: The Economist Big Mac Index, national average (115 CZK = 5.43 USD), July 2026 release — data CC BY 4.0 | 2026-07-01 |
| Beaches mapped within 30 km | 40 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Nature reserves and parks within 30 km | 217 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Hiking routes within 30 km | 416 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Mapped coastline within 30 km | 0 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Hospitals and clinics mapped | 150 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-07-31 |
| Pharmacies mapped | 353 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-07-31 |
| Bars, pubs and clubs mapped | 1062 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Nightlife share of cafés | 27.3 per 100 restaurants & cafés | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegan share of cafés | 4.7 per 100 restaurants & cafés | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegetarian share of cafés | 12.7 per 100 restaurants & cafés | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Members here now | 0 members | Nomadbase check-ins, open | 2026-08-17 |
| Members based here | 1 members | Nomadbase bases and homebases | 2026-08-17 |
| Members planning to come | 0 members | Nomadbase travel plans, not yet ended | 2026-08-17 |
| Members who have been | 0 members | Nomadbase check-ins, closed — counted per person | 2026-08-17 |
| Community meetups | 0 meetups | Nomadbase community meetups, drafts excluded | 2026-08-17 |
| Country price level (US = 100) | 67 US=100 | World Bank price level index for Czech Republic, 2025 (US = 100) | 2025-12-31 |
| Working-hours overlap with US East | 2 hours/day | Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Europe/Prague), standard time; US East reference UTC-5 | 2026-08-10 |
| Homicide rate (country) | 0.61 per 100k | UNODC intentional homicide rate for Czech Republic, 2024 | 2024-12-31 |
| Mild months (felt 18–27 °C) | 3 months/year | Nomadbase comfort index from Copernicus ERA5 2025 monthly means | 2025-12-31 |
| Population | 1397880 people | Wikidata population figure, 2025 | 2025-12-31 |
| English proficiency (EF EPI) | 576 EF EPI score | EF EPI 2025 (city level, transcribed via Wikipedia) | 2025-11-01 |
| Getting by in English (0–10) | 7.04 score 0-10 | EF EPI 2025 (city level, transcribed via Wikipedia) | 2025-11-01 |
| Women, Peace and Security index (country) | 8.84 score 0-10 | Georgetown WPS Index 2023 (country level, transcribed via Wikipedia) | 2023-10-01 |
| Company setup index (country) | 6.5 score 0-10 | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Banking access index (country) | 8 score 0-10 | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Company setup in practice (country) | The zivnostensky list (trade licence) is the well-worn nomad route and is why Czechia appears on every "freelance in Europe" list; an s.r.o. needs 1 CZK capital but a notary. | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Banking in practice (country) | Banks open accounts for holders of a trade licence without much friction; without one, non-resident opening is possible but slower. | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |

## Scores (0–10, blend of public data and community reports)

| Category | Score | Public data | Community | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fun | 9.28 | 9.28 | — | 0 |
| community | 3.2 | 3.2 | — | 0 |
| lifestyle | 4.68 | 4.68 | — | 0 |
| vegetarian | 9.61 | 9.61 | — | 0 |
| nightlife | 8.04 | 8.04 | — | 0 |
| nature | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | 0 |
| health | 4.66 | 4.66 | — | 0 |
| locals | 7.04 | 7.04 | — | 0 |
| business | 7.25 | 7.25 | — | 0 |
| women | 8.84 | 8.84 | — | 0 |
| cost | 3.59 | 3.59 | — | 0 |
| internet | 5.11 | 5.11 | — | 0 |
| safety | 8.89 | 8.89 | — | 0 |
| climate | 6.7 | 6.7 | — | 0 |
| amenity | 6.96 | 6.96 | — | 0 |
| vegan | 8.43 | 8.43 | — | 0 |
| lgbtq | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 0 |
| water | 10 | 10 | — | 0 |
| flights | 5.64 | 5.64 | — | 0 |
| visa | 8.67 | 8.67 | — | 0 |

## Visa & entry (Czech Republic)

EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The Czech Digital Nomad Programme fast-tracks one-year visas — but only for IT and marketing specialists from 13 selected countries.

### How long you can stay

- **EU, EEA and Swiss citizens:** no limit. You may need to register locally after a few months.
- **Visa-exempt non-EU travellers** (US, UK, Canada, Australia and others): 90 days within any 180-day period. That allowance is shared across the *whole* Schengen area, not per country — days spent in Berlin count against days in Lisbon.
- Everyone else needs a Schengen visa before travelling.

Since 10 April 2026 the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) records every crossing biometrically at all air, land and sea borders, so the 90/180 count is now tracked automatically rather than by passport stamp.

### Staying longer as a remote worker

The Czech Digital Nomad Programme (running since July 2023, administered by the Ministry of Industry and Trade) is narrower than the name suggests. It is open only to citizens of Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the UK and the US — and only to IT and marketing specialists (marketing was added in the 2025 expansion). You need a STEM degree or three years of IT experience, or a relevant degree for marketing.

Two tracks: employees of a foreign company with at least 50 staff worldwide apply for a long-term visa for “other purposes”; freelancers register a Czech trade licence (the classic živnost) in IT or marketing services and apply for a long-term business visa, which is subject to per-embassy quotas. Either way, income must be at least 1.5 times the average gross salary announced by the Labour Ministry — around CZK 69,000 a month (roughly €2,800) at current levels, and it rises with the salary announcement.

You apply for inclusion by email to the ministry (digitalnomad@mpo.gov.cz) first; once admitted, the embassy processes your visa within a guaranteed 45 days. The visa runs up to one year and can be extended in-country via a residence permit. There is no legal entitlement to admission, and you must not have held a Czech long-term visa or permit in the preceding year.

If you are not from one of the 13 countries, the old-fashioned živno route — a long-term business visa on a Czech trade licence — remains the fallback for any nationality, but it is discretionary, slower, quota-bound and means genuinely running a Czech-registered business with local tax and social-security filings.

> Visa rules change frequently. This information was last checked on 2026-07-29. It is not legal advice — confirm with the official source before booking: https://mpo.gov.cz/en/foreign-trade/economic-migration/digital-nomad-program--275799/

## Living in Prague

### Where to stay

Prague is compact, and the districts that matter for a working stay ring the historic core rather than sit inside it. Living in the postcard is neither practical nor pleasant.

- **Vinohrady** — the default: elegant Habsburg-era streets, café density, parks, and a big international crowd. Riegrovy sady is its garden.
- **Karlín** — rebuilt and modern, a workspace-and-café strip along flat riverside streets; comfortable, slightly corporate.
- **Žižkov** — Vinohrady's scruffier neighbour: cheaper in feel, dense with old-school pubs, steep streets.
- **Holešovice** — post-industrial, galleries and studios across the river; Letná's plateau and beer garden are the neighbourhood's living room.
- **Smíchov and Anděl** — practical and well connected on the left bank; less charm, easy logistics.

### Finding a place

Furnished flats are the norm here, which makes landing easier than in cities where everything comes bare. Local portals and the expat housing groups on Facebook carry most of the market, and agencies handle a large share of listings — expect an agency commission on top of the deposit, and ask early who pays it.

For a stay of months rather than weeks, ask any short-let host for a monthly rate directly; the gap between nightly and monthly pricing is large. Check what *poplatky* — the building and utility charges — add to the advertised rent, because they are usually quoted separately. Leases favour longer terms, but shorter contracts are negotiable, especially outside the September student wave.

### Working from here

The formal coworking map is modest — 14 spaces mapped within 15 km (OpenStreetMap: July 2026) — and the mapped count likely understates the real choice, since small independent spaces come and go faster than map data. The scene is small enough that you start recognising people, which is its own advantage.

Cafés carry the rest. The specialty-coffee culture is genuinely deep, and laptops are welcome across most of it outside the tourist core — though the best rooms fill by mid-morning and some restrict laptops at weekends. Vegan-friendly places run at 4.7 per 100 mapped restaurants & cafés (OpenStreetMap: July 2026) — present, but a minority of the map, so plan rather than assume.

### Getting around

The trams are the city, and riding them is one of Prague's quiet pleasures — they go everywhere, run often, and keep going overnight on the night network. The metro is the fast option for longer hops, and a single ticket system, managed through the Lítačka app, covers all of it. Validate before you board; inspectors are plainclothes and unsentimental.

The centre is best on foot, with the caveat that cobbles, hills and tourist flow set the pace. Cycling exists but is not the culture it is further north — the hills and the cobbles see to that.

### Money

The currency is the Czech koruna, not the euro — tourist-facing places that offer to take euros do so at a rate you should refuse. Cards and contactless are accepted almost everywhere now; old-school pubs and market stalls are the cash holdouts worth carrying notes for.

Skip the freestanding convenience ATMs and the exchange shops with the shouting signs. Use a bank's own machine, and always decline the on-screen conversion into your home currency. Tipping is rounding up, not a ritual.

### Staying safe

Prague is very safe by any big-city measure, and its crime is boringly specialised: pickpockets on the crowded trams and around the bridge, and the money-changing industry. The rule for the second is absolute — never exchange on the street, and check the rate before any storefront counter; the apps and ATMs (declining their conversion offer) beat them all.

Nightlife safety is mostly about bar-district economics: know what you ordered and what it costs. And in winter, the cobbles under fresh ice are the city’s most reliable hazard.

### Seasons

Prague’s winters are the honest tax the intro names: grey, closed-in, and occasionally sitting under an inversion lid that flattens the light for days. The city compensates indoors — cafés, concert halls, pubs with no interest in your leaving — but the season asks something of you from November to February.

The paying seasons are generous in return: a spring and autumn of long golden evenings on the embankments, and a summer that is warm without southern excess, broken by proper thunderstorms. The tourist tide follows the same curve; May and September give you the beauty at a livable density.

### Meeting people

Prague's international community long predates the nomad wave, which gives it unusual depth: meetups, language exchanges, sports clubs and a professional scene that does not evaporate when summer ends. English gets you through the centre easily; a few Czech greetings change the temperature of every other interaction.

Czech social culture warms slowly — expect politeness before friendliness, and let the pub, the beer garden and the climbing gym do more for your social life than any app. Letná and Riegrovy sady on a summer evening are where the whole city ends up anyway.

### Staying active

The river makes the running city: the náplavka embankments and the parks above them — Letná, Riegrovy sady — turn an evening run into sightseeing with heart rate. Stromovka is the flat, green long-run option, and Divoká Šárka hides genuine trail terrain inside the city limits.

Czechs climb, and the bouldering gyms show it; they hike, and the marked-trail network the Time off chapter praises starts from the metro. Winter shifts the energy to pools, gyms and weekend skiing — the year has a shape, and the city equips all of it.

### Time off

Day trips are where Prague pays off. Kutná Hora's ossuary and silver-town streets, Karlštejn castle and the sandstone country of Bohemian Switzerland are all comfortable train or bus outings, and Český Krumlov deserves a night rather than a dash.

The rail map opens outward too — Dresden, Vienna and Brno are direct trains, and in winter the Krkonoše mountains put skiing within weekend range. Czechs treat hiking as a national habit; the trail-marking network is dense and easy to follow.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does it cost to live in Prague per month?

Between €797 and €1,658 a month, housing and everyday spending together, depending on whether you take a coliving room or your own place. Housing is a coliving room at €331 up to your own place at €1,014. Everyday spending — food, local transport, leisure — is modelled from national price levels rather than measured in the city, so it is an indication and not a quote. A coworking desk is extra at €207. Every figure carries its source on the destination page.

### How fast is the internet in Prague?

Median download speed is about 42.7 Mbps. Source: M-Lab median of 31,813 tests within 50 km, last 7 days.

### What visa do I need for Prague?

EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The Czech Digital Nomad Programme fast-tracks one-year visas — but only for IT and marketing specialists from 13 selected countries. Last checked 2026-07-29. Always confirm with the official source before booking.

### What is the weather like in Prague?

Winters average 1.8 °C and summers 19.6 °C. 3 of 12 months average a comfortable 18–27 °C (felt temperature). Source: Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average.

### Can I work European or US hours from Prague?

A 09:00–17:00 working day in Prague overlaps 8 hours with Central European time and 2 hours with US Eastern time, at standard time.

### Are there coworking spaces in Prague?

14 coworking spaces are mapped in Prague, plus 1155 cafés to work from. Source: OpenStreetMap, within 15km. Counts are a floor, not a census — coverage depends on local mappers.

### How do you get to Prague?

The nearest major airport is about 13 km away. 2 airports with scheduled service within 100 km. Source: OurAirports — nearest major airport is Václav Havel Airport Prague.

## Sources

- **Copernicus ERA5** (Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information) — ECMWF’s ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Temperatures, rainfall, cloud cover and wind are daily values for the last complete calendar year. https://open-meteo.com/
- **Nomadbase comfort index** — Our own reading of ERA5 data, not a measurement: a month-by-month score for how comfortable the felt temperature is, damped for rain and cloud. The formula is published. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **OurAirports** (Public domain) — Airport locations and types. Distances are to the nearest major airport with scheduled service. https://ourairports.com/
- **Nomadbase members** — Figures reported in the app by people living there, shown as a median with outliers removed. The only source for costs, because no free public one measures them per city. https://nomadbase.com/app
- **OpenAQ** (CC BY 4.0) — Air quality measured at ground stations. Only reaches part of the catalogue — a city needs a station nearby that is still reporting. https://openaq.org/
- **OpenStreetMap** (ODbL) — Community-mapped places: coworking, cafés, gyms and diet options within 15km. Counts are a floor rather than a census — coverage depends on local mappers. https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
- **Nomadbase country research** — Hand-maintained country tables for the LGBTQ+ legal position and tap-water safety, compiled from advocacy databases (ILGA World, Human Dignity Trust), national authorities and government travel advice, and scored with a published rubric. Country-level by nature — city reality can differ, which is what the practical note is for. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **M-Lab** (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Internet speed from real speed tests run by people in the city, aggregated over a seven-day window. https://www.measurementlab.net/
- **Inside Airbnb** (CC BY 4.0) — The short-let market price: median nightly rate of entire homes bookable by the month, times thirty, converted to EUR at ECB reference rates. Deliberately not called rent — local leases run cheaper, and member reports correct downward. https://insideairbnb.com/
- **Government sources** — Visa and entry rules come from the responsible authority for each country, linked in the visa section and re-checked by hand on the date shown.
- **Published prices** — Prices read by hand from the operator’s or authority’s own published price list — a transit tariff, a coworking rate card, an eSIM store — on the date shown. Checked quarterly; the linked page is the source. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **World Bank** (CC BY 4.0) — Price level of household consumption at market exchange rates (US = 100) — a national figure that anchors the cost score where no city-level source exists yet. It measures what arriving with foreign income feels like, which is why a weak currency lowers it. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI
- **UNODC** (Free with attribution) — Intentional homicide rate from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime — a national figure, because no free source measures crime per city. The year next to the number is the year the country last reported. https://dataunodc.un.org/
- **Wikidata** (CC0) — Structural facts taken from the place’s Wikidata entity — resident population, which mirrors a national census figure, and elevation above sea level. The year is the one Wikidata records for that figure; where the entity was the wrong scale for the place we describe, the number has been replaced by a hand-sourced one from the statistics office instead. https://www.wikidata.org/

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