Medzes pagasts
Located in South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°36′37″ N 21°09′17″ E
- Population
- 1,416
- 1.4K
- Elevation
- 33 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport71 km
- RIX Riga International Airport176 km
About Medzes pagasts
Medzes pagasts is a district. Location: South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. Population: 1,416.
Medze Parish (Latvian: Medzes pagasts) is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The parish has a population of 1,558 (as of 1 July 2010) and covers an area of 109.2 km2. Parish center - Kapsēde.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 109 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Medzes pagasts
- Vērgale Parish
- Grobiņas pagasts
- Liepaja
- Tadaiķu pagasts
- Dunalkas pagasts
Population of Medzes pagasts over time
| 2017 | 1,313 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,296 | |
| 2021 | 1,292 | |
| 2022 | 1,277 | |
| 2023 | 1,353 | |
| 2024 | 1,337 | |
| 2025 | 1,383 | |
| 2026 | 1,416 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Medzes pagasts
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 (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) | 0° | 0° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 33 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 60 | 75 | 78 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 66 |
How to get to Medzes pagasts
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 101 km to the south.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 71 kmsouth
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 176 kmeast
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 194 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 101 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 184 kmeast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 257 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 336 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 354 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Medzes pagasts
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Liepājas Ezers Lake 18 kmS
- Bartuva River 24 kmS
25–60 km3 places
- Tebra River 27 kmN
- Papes Ezers Lake 50 kmS
- Bartuva River 41 kmSE
60–100 km12 places
- Šventoji River 65 kmS
- Varduva River 68 kmE
- Vadakste River River 69 kmE
- Agluona River 98 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Liepājas Ezers Lake, South Kurzeme Municipality18 km S -
Bartuva River, South Kurzeme Municipality24 km S
Other regions in South Kurzeme Municipality
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Grobiņa District, South Kurzeme Municipality8 km S -
Tadaiķu pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality10 km E
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Grobiņas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality11 km S -
Vērgale Parish District, South Kurzeme Municipality12 km N -
Durbe District, South Kurzeme Municipality14 km E -
Dunalkas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality13 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources