Hrubý Jeseník

Hrubý Jeseník (German: Altvatergebirge or Hohes Gesenke, Polish: Jesionik Wysoki, English: High Ash Mountains) is a mountain range of Eastern Sudetes in northern Moravia and Czech Silesia. It is the second highest mountain range in the Czech Republic.

Location of Hrubý Jeseník in the Czech Republic
Hrubý Jeseník

Its best known natural sights include:

  • Praděd, its highest mountain
  • A powerful pumped storage plant, Dlouhé stráně
  • Natural reserve Rejvíz, with moss lakes
  • The town of Jeseník – Priessnitz spa (from a strictly geomorphic point of view Jeseník lies in a valley that is an extension of Opawskie Mountains ("Zlatohorská vrchovina"), but being partially surrounded by Hrubý Jeseník, the town is commonly associated with it)
  • Devil Stones ("Čertovy kameny"), Peter's Stones ("Petrovy kameny")

Climate

Climate data for Šerák (Šerák), 2004-present normals, extremes 2004-present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
10.3
(50.5)
13.5
(56.3)
19.9
(67.8)
24.1
(75.4)
28.6
(83.5)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
25.7
(78.3)
23.2
(73.8)
15.2
(59.4)
8.5
(47.3)
28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.2
(22.6)
−5.2
(22.6)
−2.5
(27.5)
3.2
(37.8)
7.0
(44.6)
10.9
(51.6)
13.0
(55.4)
12.6
(54.7)
8.3
(46.9)
4.2
(39.6)
0.2
(32.4)
−3.6
(25.5)
3.6
(38.5)
Record low °C (°F) −26.8
(−16.2)
−23.6
(−10.5)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−10.8
(12.6)
−6.3
(20.7)
−1.3
(29.7)
1.8
(35.2)
0.0
(32.0)
−2.4
(27.7)
−9.2
(15.4)
−13.1
(8.4)
−20.1
(−4.2)
−26.8
(−16.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 86.0
(3.39)
65.0
(2.56)
75.0
(2.95)
71.0
(2.80)
128.0
(5.04)
131.0
(5.16)
133.0
(5.24)
110.0
(4.33)
114.0
(4.49)
77.0
(3.03)
81.0
(3.19)
74.0
(2.91)
1,145
(45.08)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 51.4 54.8 104.9 164.8 173.9 170.1 198.0 190.6 142.0 111.0 57.8 43.8 1,463.1
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization (UN)[1]
Source 2: NOAA[2]
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References

  1. "World Weather Information Service – Brno". World Meteorological Organization. May 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. "Brno Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 28 February 2013.


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