Klaipėda
City in Lithuania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Klaipedos Rotuse (02): The original uploader was Squareshadow at Lithuanian Wikipedia., Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania, in Klaipėda County. About 172,292 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Lithuania in our atlas.
It lies at 55.71° N, 21.14° E, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Vilnius time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Klaipėda. Green dots: other major cities of Lithuania. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Klaipėda has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 21°C (70°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about -4°C (25°F). Around 810 mm (32 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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.
What to eat in LithuaniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 598098 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q16456513 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Klaipedos Rotuse (02): The original uploader was Squareshadow at Lithuanian Wikipedia., Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)