- Population
- 4,600
- 4.6K
- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Grobiņa
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport63 km
- RIX Riga International Airport177 km
About Grobiņa
Grobiņa is a district. Location: South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. Population: 4,600.
Grobiņa (; German: Grobin) is a town and the administrative centre of South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia, eleven kilometers east of Liepāja. It was founded by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. Some ruins of their Grobiņa Castle are still visible. The town was given its charter in 1695. During the Early Middle Ages, Grobiņa (or Grobin) was the most important political centre on the territory of Latvia.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Grobiņa
- Grobiņas pagasts
Population of Grobiņa over time
| 2015 | 3,769 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,708 | |
| 2017 | 3,631 | |
| 2018 | 3,597 | |
| 2019 | 3,554 | |
| 2020 | 3,508 | |
| 2021 | 3,522 | |
| 2022 | 3,569 | |
| 2023 | 3,671 | |
| 2024 | 3,690 | |
| 2025 | 3,674 | |
| 2026 | 3,686 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Grobiņa
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 90 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- November (90 mm)
- Driest month
- February (33 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° | 0° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 33 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 64 | 80 | 85 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 70 |
How to get to Grobiņa
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 93 km to the south.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 63 kmsouth
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 177 kmeast
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 187 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 93 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 185 kmeast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 251 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 331 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 361 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grobiņa
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Liepājas Ezers Lake 11 kmSW
- Bartuva River 17 kmSW
25–60 km4 places
- Šventoji River 57 kmS
- Tebra River 35 kmN
- Papes Ezers Lake 43 kmS
- Bartuva River 34 kmSE
60–100 km14 places
- Varduva River 65 kmE
- Vadakste River River 66 kmE
- Agluona River 96 kmE
- Abava River 76 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Grobiņa
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Liepājas Ezers Lake, South Kurzeme Municipality11 km SW -
Bartuva River, South Kurzeme Municipality17 km SW
Other regions in South Kurzeme Municipality
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Grobiņas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality3.4 km S -
Medzes pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality8 km N
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Tadaiķu pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality10 km NE
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Durbe District, South Kurzeme Municipality14 km E -
Gaviezes pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality12 km SE
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Otaņķu pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality15 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources