Czech utility Teplárny Brno starts heating season, timing in line with average

Teplárny Brno started the heating season today, in line with the long-term average. The municipal company said in a press release. A year ago, radiators in homes and businesses in Brno started heating ten days earlier, which was unusually early.

“According to long-term averages, heating in Brno starts around 24 September, so this year’s season start is essentially right in line with those figures. We will decide how to proceed with heat supplies based on the latest weather developments,” said Petr Fajmon, CEO of Teplárny Brno.

Under the law, heating companies must start supplying heat if the average daily temperature falls below 13 degrees for three consecutive days and is not expected to rise again according to the forecast. In South Moravia, today is expected to be mostly cloudy with rain and maximum temperatures of up to 15 degrees Celsius. Overnight into Thursday, temperatures are expected to fall to a low of seven degrees Celsius. Daytime temperatures could rise to 19 degrees Celsius on Friday and Saturday, but night-time temperatures are not expected to increase significantly.

The previous heating season in Brno, which did not end until 30 May, lasted 259 days, roughly a month longer than the long-term average.

Heating companies in western and northern Bohemia, higher-altitude mountain areas and the Vysočina region began providing supplementary heating last week. Others are joining them depending on the weather. This year’s heating season in the Czech Republic is starting almost two weeks later than last year, and several days later than the long-term average, the Czech Heating Association said on Monday.