- Population
- 4,000
- 4K
- Elevation
- 23 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- RIX Riga International Airport39 km
- KUN Kaunas International Airport182 km
About Iecava
Iecava is a village. Location: Iecavas pagasts, Bauska Municipality. Population: 4,000. Elevation: 23 m.
Iecava is a town and the administrative center of Iecava Parish in Bauska Municipality, located in the Zemgale region of Latvia approximately 40 kilometers south of Riga and 23 kilometers north of Bauska. First documented in historical records in 1492, it was officially granted town status on 1 July 2021 and encompasses an administrative area with a population of 9,681 as of 2023.
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Population of Iecava over time
| 1989 | 6,400 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,928 | |
| 2006 | 5,289 | |
| 2011 | 5,921 | |
| 2015 | 5,773 | |
| 2019 | 5,660 | |
| 2021 | 5,736 | |
| 2022 | 5,446 | |
| 2023 | 5,427 | |
| 2024 | 5,370 | |
| 2025 | 5,303 | |
| 2026 | 5,286 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Iecava
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 54 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- July (77 mm)
- Driest month
- February (27 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) | -2° | -1° | 3° | 10° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -7° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 48 | 60 | 77 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 54 | 46 |
How to get to Iecava
The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 39 km to the north.
Airports
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 39 kmnorth
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 182 kmsouth
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 203 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 39 kmnorth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 190 kmsouth
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 215 kmsouthwest
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 223 kmsouth
- Tallinn Population: 394K 318 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Iecava
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 38 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Mūša River 22 kmS
- Mēmele River 22 kmS
25–60 km30 places
- Kundzin Island Island 46 kmN
- Lucavsala Island 37 kmN
- Ķīpsala Island 41 kmN
- Riga Ghetto Historic site 40 kmN
60–100 km13 places
- Kaņieris Lake 64 kmNW
- Engures Ezers Lake 100 kmNW
- Slocene River 65 kmNW
- Agluona River 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
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Sources & licences
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