About Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), and has a population of 2.9 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities include Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians are the titular nation, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of Balts, and speak Lithuanian.
Climate in Vilnius
Warmest June, coolest December, driest April, sunniest June. Best time to visit: July.
Monthly climate normals for Vilnius, 2020| Month | High | Low | Rainfall | Sunshine |
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| January | 3.6°C | 0.1°C | 52mm | 68h |
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| February | 4.5°C | -1.3°C | 54mm | 136h |
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| March | 7.2°C | -1°C | 41mm | 234h |
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| April | 11.1°C | 1.2°C | 17mm | 293h |
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| May | 14.7°C | 5.4°C | 88mm | 327h |
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| June | 23.7°C | 14.3°C | 64mm | 387h |
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| July | 22.4°C | 12.8°C | 47mm | 379h |
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| August | 23.2°C | 13.6°C | 82mm | 328h |
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| September | 19.1°C | 10.8°C | 40mm | 272h |
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| October | 13.1°C | 8°C | 67mm | 124h |
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| November | 6.4°C | 3°C | 51mm | 64h |
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| December | 1.3°C | -1.6°C | 28mm | 45h |
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Avg. high/low, °C (left axis) Rainfall, mm (bar maxes out at 250mm/month)
Daily normals for 2020. Hover a month for exact figures.
Travel guide
Lithuania is one of the three Baltic states of northeast Europe. It's a low-lying, mostly agricultural country bordered by Latvia to the north and east, Belarus to the south, Poland to the southwest, Kaliningrad exclave of Russia to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the northwest. It broke away from the Soviet Union to become an independent republic in 1990, soon followed by Latvia and Estonia, the other two Baltic states. It is the largest of the three Baltic states, extending to about 65,300 square kilometres with a population of 2.9 million in 2025.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Cultural Reserve of Kernavė
- Curonian Spit
- Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939
- Struve Geodetic Arc
- Vilnius Old Town
Upcoming public holidays
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