- Elevation
- 72 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- RIX Riga International Airport115 km
- TAY Tartu Airport197 km
About Aiviekste
Aiviekste is a river. Location: Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia.
The Aiviekste is a river in Latvia. It begins at Lake Lubāns (the largest lake in Latvia) and drains into the Daugava (the largest river in Latvia). The Aiviekste is the largest tributary of the Daugava in Latvia. The Aiviekste, along with the Pededze, forms the unofficial border between two historical Latvian regions Vidzeme and Latgale, although the administrative border was slightly different. The river is 114 kilometers long, with annual drainage 1.81 km3.
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At a glance
- Length
- 114 km
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Aiviekste
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- August (80 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 4° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 3° | 0° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 32 | 39 | 43 | 52 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 71 | 62 | 60 | 54 |
How to get to Aiviekste
The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 115 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 108 km to the west.
Airports
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 115 kmwest
- Tartu Airport (TAY) Tartu 197 kmnorth
- Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV) Pskov 206 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 108 kmwest
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 216 kmsouth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 223 kmsouthwest
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 304 kmwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 320 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aiviekste
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Nereta River 23 kmSE
- Pērse River 21 kmW
25–60 km5 places
- Gauja River 54 kmN
- Feimanka River 48 kmSE
- Dubna River 37 kmSE
- Gaizina Kalns Mountain 31 kmNE
60–100 km25 places
- Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils Attraction 96 kmSE
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Martin Luther Attraction 96 kmSE
- Daugavpils Ghetto Historic site 95 kmSE
- Tartaks River 90 kmSE
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