Koknese
Located in Koknese Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality Coordinates: 56°39′06″ N 25°26′11″ E
- Population
- 2,906
- 2.9K
- Elevation
- 86 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- RIX Riga International Airport94 km
- TAY Tartu Airport199 km
About Koknese
Koknese is a village. Location: Koknese Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality. Population: 2,906. Elevation: 86 m.
Koknese is a town in Aizkraukle Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the right bank of the Daugava River. It has a population of nearly 3,000. According to the provisions of the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, Koknese gained city rights (town status) on 1 July 2021. The town is also the extra-territorial center of the adjacent Koknese Parish.
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Photos of Koknese
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Pērse J. Sedols · CC BY 3.0
Population of Koknese over time
| 2000 | 3,120 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,814 | |
| 2015 | 2,818 | |
| 2019 | 2,587 | |
| 2021 | 2,580 | |
| 2022 | 2,405 | |
| 2023 | 2,446 | |
| 2024 | 2,425 | |
| 2025 | 2,377 | |
| 2026 | 2,328 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Koknese
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- July (77 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 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° | 3° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 3° | 0° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 68 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 60 | 53 |
How to get to Koknese
The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 94 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 88 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 94 kmwest
- Tartu Airport (TAY) Tartu 199 kmnorth
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 205 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 88 kmnorthwest
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 217 kmsouthwest
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 219 kmsouth
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 287 kmwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 313 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Koknese
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 40 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Pērse River 2 kmSW
- Aiviekste River 20 kmE
25–60 km8 places
- Gaizina Kalns Mountain 40 kmNE
- Gauja River 53 kmN
- Ogre River 54 kmW
- Abze River 41 kmNW
60–100 km36 places
- Kundzin Island Island 90 kmNW
- Lucavsala Island 86 kmW
- Pededze River 94 kmNE
- Jumara River 95 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
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Sources & licences
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