Business Hours
Here you have general guidelines and may vary:
Banks: 9:00am – 5:00pm Mon-Fri
Post offices: 9:00am – 6:00pm Mon-Fri
Shopping Centers: 9:00am – 9:00pm
Supermarkets: 8:00am – 8:00pm, some open 24 hours/day
Stores: 9:00am – 6:00pm Mon-Fri, 9:00am – 12:00am Sa
Bars: 5:00pm – midnight Mon-Sun, to 3:00am Fri & Sat
Public holidays
There are 12 public holidays in the Czech Republic. Except for Easter Monday the dates of the holidays are fixed. Easter Monday is always the first Monday after the full moon following the March equinox (21 March).
1 January – New Year's Day
March/April – Easter Monday
1 May – Labor Day
8 May – Liberation from Fascism
5 July – Apostles Cyril & Methodius Day
6 July – John Huss Day
28 September – Czech Statehood Day
28 October – Establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic
17 November – Freedom and Democracy Day
24 December – Christmas Eve
25 December – Christmas Day
26 December – St. Stephan’s Day
Weight and Measures
In the Czech Republic these units of measurement are most commonly used:
Weight: grams (g; 1 g = 0,035 oz), kilograms (kg; 1 kg = 2,2 lbs), tons
Liquid: milliliters (ml; 1 ml = 0,034 oz), deciliters (dl; 1 dl = 3,38 oz), liters (l; 1 l = 33,8 oz = 0,26 gal)
Distance: meters (m; 1 m = 3,28 ft = 1,09 yd), kilometers (km; 1 km = 0,62 mi)
Time
Preferred time format in the Czech Republic is 24-hour clock but 12-hour clock is also sometimes used. The Czech Republic belongs to time zone UTC +1, winter and summer time is used. On the last Sunday in March, clocks are set one hour ahead; on the last Sunday in October, clocks are turned back one hour. The date is written as day/month/year.
Electricity, adapters
In the Czech Republic we use voltage of 220–240 Volts at frequency of 50 Hz and our plug sockets have two round holes and one round pin. If your appliance's plug doesn't match the shape of the socket, you will need a plug adapter in order to plug in. If your electronics (like hair dryers, irons or some tools) is built for different voltage (e.g. 110–120 V commonly used in the USA) you may also need voltage transformer. Mobile phones or laptops chargers are usually 100–240V compatible – a plug adapter should be sufficient.
