Rucavas pagasts
Located in South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°10′00″ N 21°07′48″ E
- Population
- 1,026
- 1K
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Rucavas pagasts
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport22 km
- KGD Khrabrovo Airport146 km
About Rucavas pagasts
Rucavas pagasts is a district. Location: South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. Population: 1,026.
Rucava Parish (Latvian: Rucavas pagasts) is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The parish has a population of 1250 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 238.1 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 238 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Rucavas pagasts
- Dunikas pagasts
- Nīcas pagasts
Population of Rucavas pagasts over time
| 2017 | 1,026 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 912 | |
| 2021 | 934 | |
| 2022 | 904 | |
| 2023 | 910 | |
| 2024 | 906 | |
| 2025 | 923 | |
| 2026 | 877 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Rucavas pagasts
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- November (88 mm)
- Driest month
- February (29 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) | -4° | -5° | -2° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 29 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 57 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 88 | 69 |
How to get to Rucavas pagasts
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 51 km to the south.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 22 kmsouth
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 146 kmsouth
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 194 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 51 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 203 kmnortheast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 225 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 310 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 397 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rucavas pagasts
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Šventoji River 16 kmS
- Papes Ezers Lake 5 kmW
25–60 km5 places
- Bartuva River 26 kmNE
- Liepājas Ezers Lake 33 kmN
- Platelių Ežeras Lake 47 kmE
- Zemaitija National Park Natural site 49 kmE
60–100 km14 places
- Neman River River 98 kmS
- Nida Lighthouse Landmark 96 kmS
- Ežeras Krokų Lanka Lake 90 kmS
- Minija River 92 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Rucavas pagasts
1 place-
Rucava
Population: 495
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Papes Ezers Lake, South Kurzeme Municipality5.4 km W
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Šventoji River, Lithuania16 km S
Other regions in South Kurzeme Municipality
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Nīcas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality17 km N -
Dunikas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality17 km NE
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Otaņķu pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality27 km N -
Bārtas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality27 km NE -
Kalētu pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality30 km NE
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Grobiņas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality38 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources