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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 24°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°C at night. Around 635 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (81 mm) and easing off in April (35 mm). 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 (°C) | −1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −3 | −3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −5 | −2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 38 | 43 | 35 | 53 | 63 | 81 | 75 | 48 | 62 | 47 | 44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −3 | −3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −5 | −2 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 38 | 43 | 35 | 53 | 63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 75 | 48 | 62 | 47 | 44 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (m/s) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 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 (m/s) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 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 (m/s) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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.