- Population
- 1,860
- 1.9K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- RIX Riga International Airport69 km
- URE Kuressaare Airport106 km
About Mērsrags
Mērsrags is a city. Location: Mērsraga novads, Talsu novads. Population: 1,860. Elevation: 5 m.
Mērsrags (German: Markgrafen) is a small harbor town in Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia, located on the west coast of the Gulf of Riga beside Lake Engure and surrounded by extensive woodlands. The total area of the former Mērsrags municipality was 109 km2 (10896.2 ha), 63.7% of this area was woodland and Lake Engure covered 20.4%, the coastline was about 12 km long. The town center is some 42 km from Talsi, the main city of the area and some 95 km from the capital, Riga.
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Photos of Mērsrags
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Engures Ezers J. Sedols · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population of Mērsrags over time
| 2013 | 1,576 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,332 | |
| 2022 | 1,291 | |
| 2025 | 1,268 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Mērsrags
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- August (75 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° | 1° | 3° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 29 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 59 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 48 |
How to get to Mērsrags
The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 74 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 69 kmsoutheast
- Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 106 kmnorth
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 145 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 74 kmsoutheast
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 219 kmsouthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 253 kmnorth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 275 kmsouth
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 324 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mērsrags
Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 34 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Engures Ezers Lake 8 kmS
25–60 km5 places
- Ruhnu Island 52 kmN
- Ruhnu Lighthouse Landmark 53 kmN
- Kaņieris Lake 43 kmSE
- Slocene River 41 kmSE
60–100 km40 places
- Kundzin Island Island 70 kmSE
- Lucavsala Island 76 kmSE
- Abruka Island 98 kmN
- Ķīpsala Island 72 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources