- Population
- 6,188
- 6.2K
- Elevation
- 193 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PKV Princess Olga Pskov International Airport90 km
- TAY Tartu Airport101 km
About Alūksne
Alūksne is a city. Location: Alūksne, Alūksne Municipality. Population: 6,188. Elevation: 193 m.
Alūksne (German: , Russian: Олыста [Olysta]) is a town on the shores of Lake Alūksne in the Vidzeme region of Latvia near the borders with Estonia and Russia. It is the seat of the Alūksne municipality. Alūksne is the highest city in Latvia, being located in the East Vidzeme Upland at 217 m above sea level.
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Photos of Alūksne
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Murati Järv Marko Vainu · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Alūksnes Ezers BirdsEyeLV · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Travel notes for Alūksne
From Wikivoyage
Alūksne is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia.
Understand+
1 Tourism information centre (Alūksnes Tūrisma informācijas centrs), Pils iela 25a, Alūksne, LV-4301, ☏ +371 643 22804, +371 29130280, fax: +371 643 22804, tic@aluksne.lv. (updated Jun 2016)
Get in+
1188.lv provides up-to-date bus and train schedules, route planner and prices.
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Twin towns and sister cities of Alūksne
- Joniškis· Lithuania
- Võru· Estonia
- Kuopio· Finland
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Alūksne over time
| 2014 | 7,426 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7,295 | |
| 2016 | 7,182 | |
| 2017 | 6,930 | |
| 2019 | 6,692 | |
| 2020 | 6,555 | |
| 2021 | 6,535 | |
| 2022 | 6,368 | |
| 2023 | 6,426 | |
| 2024 | 6,314 | |
| 2025 | 6,188 | |
| 2026 | 6,104 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Alūksne
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- July (82 mm)
- Driest month
- February (35 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) | -4° | -3° | 2° | 9° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -9° | -5° | 0° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 50 | 73 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 53 |
How to get to Alūksne
The nearest airport is Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV), 90 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 186 km to the west.
Airports
- Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV) Pskov 90 kmnortheast
- Tartu Airport (TAY) Tartu 101 kmnorth
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 189 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 186 kmwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 261 kmnorthwest
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 324 kmsouth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 342 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alūksne
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 52 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Pulli Järv Lake 23 kmNE
- Lake Hino Lake 20 kmNE
- Murati Järv Lake 18 kmN
- Alūksnes Ezers Lake 4 kmNE
25–60 km23 places
- Lake Vagula Lake 48 kmN
- Ubajärv Lake 39 kmNW
- Tamula Järv Lake 47 kmN
- Suur Pehmejärv Lake 43 kmNW
60–100 km28 places
- Valgjärve TV Mast Landmark 78 kmN
- Vissi Järv Lake 99 kmN
- Uhtjärv Lake 61 kmNW
- Rasina Arujärv Lake 89 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Alūksnes Ezers Lake, Alūksne Municipality3.7 km NE
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Murati Järv Lake, Võrumaa18 km N
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Lake Hino Lake, Võrumaa20 km NE -
Pulli Järv Lake, Võrumaa23 km NE
Sources & licences
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