Best Time To Travel To: Lithuania

Lithuania is located in Northern Europe and borders Latvia, Belarus, Poland and Kaliningrad. There is also a coastal strip on the Baltic Sea.

One can actually assume a moderate continental climate for Lithuania, but there are still certain climatic fluctuations. Due to the coastal strip on the Baltic Sea, maritime climatic conditions also affect to a certain extent. The summers in Lithuania are normally warm. The further away you get from the coast, the warmer the summer temperatures become, because the breezes from the Baltic Sea reduce the temperatures somewhat. In summer you have to expect rain all the time. The rainiest month in Lithuania is August. Temperatures in summer reach an average of around 20 ° C to 30 ° C.

The winters in Lithuania are actually always cool. It often gets very cold, especially when the cold winds from Russia determine the climate. You can always count on snow in winter. The average temperatures in winter fluctuate between -15 to +5 ° C. It is usually a b it milder, especially near the coast. As mentioned, it can rain a lot in August. Late summer is also considered to be rainy. Here you have to z. B. reckon on the coast with heavy rainfall. But the region is under the influence of warm Gulf Streams, which is why the temperatures on the coast are always slightly milder. The warmest places in the country are usually also here, e.g. B. on the eastern coast of the Curonian Spit.

The warmest month is July, the coldest is January. Normally one can assume a decrease in the amount of rain from south to north. Experience has shown that the most rain is in the southwest, and least in the north.

In summer, some travelers have already learned that Lithuania often has something the opposite of the summers in Central Europe. That means: when it gets extremely warm in Germany, it can be quite pleasant in Lithuania. On the other hand, it is often the case that modest summers in Germany in Lithuania are much warmer and sunnier. But there is not really a rule about this. The winters are usually a little colder than the winters in Germany. You can actually assume that.

When is the best time to go to Lithuania

The period from May to September is usually given as the best time for Lithuania. One should note that August is usually (in terms of quantity in mm) the rainiest month of the year.

Climatetable Vilnius

(*rainy days/M = days > 0.25mm precipitation.)