- Elevation
- 156 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- VNO Vilnius International Airport196 km
- PKV Princess Olga Pskov International Airport212 km
About Lake Drīdzis
Lake Drīdzis is a lake. Location: Krāslava Municipality, Latvia. Elevation: 156 m.
Lake Drīdzis (Dreidzs in local dialect) is the deepest lake in Latvia, with a maximum depth of 66.2 meters. Its depth was originally measured at 65.1 meters in 1998, but it was measured again at 63.1. However, the University of Daugavpils measured it in 2020 at its final depth of 66.2 meters. The lake's bed is sandy and silty. The lake is near the Lake Drīdzis Nature Park, which has been protected since 1977.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Maximum depth
- 65 m
- Length
- 9.8 km
- Area
- 7.5 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Lake Drīdzis
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Lake Sivers alinco_fan · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Lake Drīdzis
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- July (80 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° | -3° | 2° | 10° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 21° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -9° | -5° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 52 | 71 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 46 |
How to get to Lake Drīdzis
The nearest airport is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 196 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Vilnius, 192 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 196 kmsouthwest
- Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV) Pskov 212 kmnorth
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 230 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 192 kmsouthwest
- Riga Population: 742.6K 224 kmnorthwest
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 245 kmsouthwest
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 386 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lake Drīdzis
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Baltais Ezers Lake 23 kmE
- Lake Sivers Lake 6 kmNE
25–60 km6 places
- Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils Attraction 48 kmW
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Martin Luther Attraction 48 kmW
- Daugavpils Ghetto Historic site 48 kmW
- Riču ezers Lake 47 kmSW
60–100 km15 places
- Ežeras Alksnaitis Lake 76 kmSW
- Lake Dysnai Lake 81 kmSW
- Lielais Ludzas Ezers Lake 69 kmNE
- Ežeras Visaginas Lake 69 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Krāslava City, Krāslava12 km SW -
Dagda City, Dagda20 km NE -
Aglona Village, Aglonas pagasts25 km NW -
Daugavpils City, Daugavpils48 km W
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Ambeļi Village, Ambeļu pagasts29 km W -
Biķernieki Village, Biķernieku pagasts29 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lake Sivers Lake, Krāslava Municipality5.9 km NE
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Baltais Ezers Lake, Krāslava Municipality23 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources