- Population
- 2,232
- 2.2K
- Elevation
- 31 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Skrunda
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport96 km
- RIX Riga International Airport123 km
About Skrunda
Skrunda is a district. Location: Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia. Population: 2,232.
Skrunda (; German: Schrunden) is a town in the Courland region of Latvia. It lies 150 km (95 mi) west of the capital city Riga in Kuldīga Municipality.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Skrunda
- Raņķu pagasts
- Skrundas pagasts
- Rudbāržu pagasts
Twin towns and sister cities of Skrunda
- Mtskheta· Georgia
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Skrunda over time
| 2016 | 2,232 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,970 | |
| 2019 | 1,911 | |
| 2020 | 1,895 | |
| 2021 | 1,906 | |
| 2022 | 1,910 | |
| 2023 | 1,890 | |
| 2024 | 1,790 | |
| 2025 | 1,736 | |
| 2026 | 1,704 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Skrunda
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 81 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- August (83 mm)
- Driest month
- February (31 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° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 47 | 31 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 64 | 82 | 83 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 64 |
How to get to Skrunda
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 96 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 120 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 96 kmsouthwest
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 123 kmeast
- Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 176 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 120 kmsouthwest
- Riga Population: 742.6K 132 kmeast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 230 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 302 kmsoutheast
- Tallinn Population: 394K 348 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skrunda
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 23 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km8 places
- Varduva River 30 kmSE
- Vadakste River River 32 kmSE
- Agluona River 55 kmSE
- Tebra River 53 kmNW
60–100 km18 places
- Bērze River 98 kmE
- Kaņieris Lake 96 kmNE
- Engures Ezers Lake 94 kmNE
- Stende River 97 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Skrunda
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources