Alsungas novads
Located in Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°58′30″ N 21°33′19″ E
- Population
- 1,303
- 1.3K
- Elevation
- 31 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Alsungas novads
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport115 km
- RIX Riga International Airport147 km
About Alsungas novads
Alsungas novads is a district. Location: Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia. Population: 1,303.
Alsunga Parish (Latvian: Alsungas pagasts) is an administrative territorial entity of Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The administrative center is Alsunga. Until 1949, the parish was a part of Aizpute county, from 1949 to 2009 - of the Kuldīga district and from 2009 to 2021 of the former Alsunga Municipality.
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At a glance
- Area
- 191 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Alsungas novads
- Jūrkalnes pagasts
- Ēdoles pagasts
- Gudenieku pagasts
- Sakas pagasts
- Ziru pagasts
- Īvandes pagasts
Population of Alsungas novads over time
| 2022 | 1,298 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,303 | |
| 2024 | 1,274 | |
| 2025 | 1,262 | |
| 2026 | 1,241 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Alsungas novads
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- November (95 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 32 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 68 | 81 | 85 | 81 | 90 | 95 | 74 |
How to get to Alsungas novads
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 115 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 144 km to the south.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 115 kmsouth
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 147 kmeast
- Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 151 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 144 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 155 kmeast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 274 kmsoutheast
- Tallinn Population: 394K 332 kmnortheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 333 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alsungas novads
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Tebra River 25 kmSW
- Abava River 24 kmNE
25–60 km4 places
- Sēme River 60 kmNE
- Ventspils Loču Tornis Landmark 47 kmN
- Venta River River 47 kmN
- Užava Lighthouse Landmark 27 kmN
60–100 km14 places
- Papes Ezers Lake 96 kmS
- Varduva River 80 kmSE
- Bartuva River 77 kmS
- Liepājas Ezers Lake 65 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Alsungas novads
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby
Other regions in Kuldīga Municipality
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Gudenieku pagasts District, Kuldīga Municipality11 km S
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Ēdoles pagasts District, Kuldīga Municipality12 km NE -
Īvandes pagasts District, Kuldīga Municipality14 km E
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Kuldīga District, Kuldīga Municipality25 km E -
Kurmāles pagasts District, Kuldīga Municipality20 km E -
Padures pagasts District, Kuldīga Municipality20 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources