Liepājas Ezers
Located in South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°27′25″ N 21°03′22″ E
- Elevation
- -1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport54 km
- KGD Khrabrovo Airport177 km
About Liepājas Ezers
Liepājas Ezers is a lake. Location: South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. Elevation: -1 m.
Lake Liepāja (Latvian: Liepājas ezers, formerly Lake Libava, Latvian: Libavas ezers) is the fifth-largest lake in Latvia, located near Liepāja in the Liepāja district. The total area of the lake is 37.15 km2, and it has a length of 16.2 km, average depth of 2.0 m, and a shoreline of 44.6 km. Lake Liepāja is a pod-shaped shallow eutrophic coastal lake with extensive areas of emergent vegetation (Phragmites, Typha, Scirpus, Sparganium), surrounded by seasonally flooded meadows and arable land.
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At a glance
- Maximum depth
- 2 m
- Length
- 16 km
- Area
- 37.1 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Liepājas Ezers
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Bartuva Jānis Sedols · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Liepājas Ezers
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- November (85 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) | 0° | 0° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 59 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 66 |
How to get to Liepājas Ezers
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 54 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 84 km to the south.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 54 kmsouth
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 177 kmsouth
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 186 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 84 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 195 kmeast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 249 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 331 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 366 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Liepājas Ezers
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 1 natural site, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Bartuva River 6 kmS
25–60 km4 places
- Šventoji River 48 kmS
- Tebra River 45 kmN
- Papes Ezers Lake 33 kmS
- Bartuva River 33 kmSE
60–100 km8 places
- Varduva River 71 kmE
- Vadakste River River 72 kmE
- Abava River 87 kmNE
- Užava Lighthouse Landmark 87 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Liepāja City, Liepāja6 km NW
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Pērkone Village, Nīcas pagasts5.1 km SW
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Cimdenieki Village, Grobiņas pagasts8.1 km N
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Vec-Liepāja Neighbourhood, Liepāja6.3 km NW -
Karosta Neighbourhood, Liepāja11 km N -
Grobiņa City, Grobiņa11 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Latvia
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Bartuva River, South Kurzeme Municipality5.7 km S
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Papes Ezers Lake, South Kurzeme Municipality33 km S
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Tebra River, South Kurzeme Municipality45 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources