Priekule
Located in South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°26′49″ N 21°35′57″ E
- Population
- 4,133
- 4.1K
- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Priekule
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport61 km
- RIX Riga International Airport155 km
About Priekule
Priekule is a district. Location: South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. Population: 4,133.
Priekule (; German: Preekuln) is a town in the South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The population was 1,872 in 2020.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Priekule
- Priekules pagasts
Population of Priekule over time
| 2015 | 2,034 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,984 | |
| 2017 | 1,985 | |
| 2018 | 1,934 | |
| 2019 | 1,907 | |
| 2020 | 1,901 | |
| 2021 | 1,851 | |
| 2022 | 1,832 | |
| 2023 | 1,838 | |
| 2024 | 1,834 | |
| 2025 | 1,843 | |
| 2026 | 1,786 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Priekule
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- 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° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 32 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 69 | 85 | 94 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 75 |
How to get to Priekule
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 87 km to the south.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 61 kmsouthwest
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 155 kmeast
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 184 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 87 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 163 kmeast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 225 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 304 kmsoutheast
- Tallinn Population: 394K 382 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Priekule
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 1 natural site, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Bartuva River 19 kmS
25–60 km10 places
- Šventoji River 57 kmSW
- Varduva River 38 kmE
- Vadakste River River 38 kmE
- Tebra River 51 kmNW
60–100 km7 places
- Agluona River 68 kmE
- Abava River 74 kmN
- Užava Lighthouse Landmark 86 kmN
- Virvyčia River 64 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Priekule
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Other regions in South Kurzeme Municipality
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Priekules pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality2.2 km NE -
Virgas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality8.2 km W
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Bunkas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality9.7 km NW
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Gramzdas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality11 km S
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Vaiņodes pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality15 km E
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Kalētu pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality14 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources