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Aknīste

Located in Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°09′38″ N 25°44′42″ E

Aknīste
Aknīste · Aleksandrs Timofejev… · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Aknīste
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RIX Riga International Airport138 km
KUN Kaunas International Airport169 km

About Aknīste

Aknīste is a district. Location: Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (138 km).

Climate of Aknīste

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (76 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).

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Climate of Aknīste
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°3°11°17°21°23°22°16°9°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-7°-8°-4°1°6°10°12°11°7°3°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)403237435172767567555451

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Aknīste

The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 138 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 133 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 138 kmnorthwest
  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 169 kmsouthwest
  • Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 172 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Riga Population: 742.6K 133 kmnorthwest
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 166 kmsouth
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 182 kmsouthwest
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 292 kmwest
  • Tallinn Population: 394K 370 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Aknīste

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 41 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Saria River 16 kmS

25–60 km12 places

  • Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils Attraction 59 kmSE
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church of Martin Luther Attraction 59 kmSE
  • Daugavpils Ghetto Historic site 58 kmSE
  • Pērse River 57 kmN

60–100 km32 places

  • Utenaitė River 79 kmS
  • Ežeras Alksnaitis Lake 85 kmSE
  • Ežeras Linkmenas Lake 90 kmS
  • Ežeras Dauniškis Lake 74 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Aknīste

1 place

Sources & licences

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