- Population
- 2,057
- 2.1K
- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Valdemārpils
- Airports
- URE Kuressaare Airport96 km
- RIX Riga International Airport97 km
About Valdemārpils
Valdemārpils is a district. Location: Talsu novads, Latvia. Population: 2,057.
Valdemārpils (; German: Saßmacken, Yiddish: שאַסמאַקען, romanized: Shasmaken) (called Sasmaka until 1926) is a town in the Courland region of Latvia, in Talsi Municipality. The town is named after Krišjānis Valdemārs, born in nearby Valdgale parish (then part of Ārlava parish), who was one of the leaders of the First Latvian National Awakening. He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone. Famous Jewish bibliographer and book collector Ephraim Deinard was born here in 1846.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1917
- Area
- 3.8 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Valdemārpils
- Ārlavas pagasts
Population of Valdemārpils over time
| 2015 | 1,287 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,252 | |
| 2017 | 1,222 | |
| 2018 | 1,199 | |
| 2019 | 1,169 | |
| 2020 | 1,168 | |
| 2021 | 1,165 | |
| 2022 | 1,129 | |
| 2023 | 1,149 | |
| 2024 | 1,156 | |
| 2025 | 1,147 | |
| 2026 | 1,122 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Valdemārpils
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- July (75 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 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° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -6° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 58 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 51 |
How to get to Valdemārpils
The nearest airport is Kuressaare Airport (URE), 96 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Riga International Airport (RIX) (97 km). The nearest large city is Riga, 103 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 96 kmnorth
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 97 kmsoutheast
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 162 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 103 kmsoutheast
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 206 kmsouthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 263 kmnortheast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 287 kmsouth
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 342 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Valdemārpils
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Sēme River 17 kmSW
25–60 km7 places
- Mazirbes Upe River 39 kmNW
- Lūžupe River 49 kmNW
- Lyser Ort Lighthouse Landmark 57 kmNW
- Engures Ezers Lake 33 kmE
60–100 km28 places
- Kundzin Island Island 100 kmSE
- Ruhnu Island 62 kmNE
- Abruka Island 87 kmN
- Vahase Island 86 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Valdemārpils
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources