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Kaunas, Lithuania climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Kaunas has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 75°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 21°F at night. Around 25 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (3.2 inches) and easing off in April (1.4 inches). At latitude 55°N, day length swings from 6.9 hours in midwinter to 17.0 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKaunas climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 55 | 66 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 26 | 27 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 37 | 30 |
| Avg low (°F) | 21 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 39 | 33 | 26 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 55 | 66 | 71 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 26 | 27 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 61 |
| Avg low (°F) | 21 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 51 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 75 | 74 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 37 | 30 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 55 | 47 | 39 | 33 | 26 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.5 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 76 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 95 | 89 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 89 | 94 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 76 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 95 | 89 | 81 | 78 | 79 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 63 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 84 | 89 | 94 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Kaunas, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.