Alytus

City in Lithuania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Alytus

Alytus: Sss at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Alytus is a city in Lithuania. About 49,195 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Lithuania in our atlas.

It lies at 54.40° N, 24.04° E, about 104 m (341 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Vilnius time zone.

Location

Red dot: Alytus. Green dots: other major cities of Lithuania. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Alytus has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 23°C (74°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -8°C (17°F). Around 745 mm (29 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.

-3°-8°Jan55-1°-8°Feb424°-4°Mar4412°1°Apr4318°7°May6721°11°Jun8023°14°Jul9823°13°Aug8718°8°Sep5510°3°Oct664°0°Nov55-1°-5°Dec53mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Alytus: Sss at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)