Lake Burtnieks

Located in Valmiera, Latvia Coordinates: 57°44′14″ N 25°14′45″ E

Jānis Sedols · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 39 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Burtnieki; 5.1 km S
Local time: UTC+02:00; Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EPU Pärnu Airport89 km; TAY Tartu Airport106 km

About Lake Burtnieks

Lake Burtnieks is a lake. Location: Valmiera, Latvia. Elevation: 39 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Burtnieks (Latvian: Burtnieka ezers, Estonian: Asti järv) is the fourth largest lake in Latvia. It is shallow with an average depth of 2.9 m. The lake bed is mainly sandy, in places a little muddy. In the southeast part of the lake there is Devonian sandstone rock. The lake has 17 species of fish, such as minnows, salmon, chubs, eels, and pike, and there are areas for duck hunting. The banks are shallow and sandy, but along the southern coast, waves have carved sandstone cliffs.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Maximum depth: 4.1 m
Length: 13 km
Area: 40 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Lake Burtnieks

Rūja Ivo Kruusamägi · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Lake Burtnieks

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -2° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -9°)
Wettest month: August (83 mm)
Driest month: February (28 mm)

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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).

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Climate of Lake Burtnieks
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-4°	-4°	1°	8°	15°	20°	22°	20°	15°	9°	2°	-2°
Average low (°C)	-9°	-9°	-6°	0°	6°	10°	13°	11°	7°	3°	-2°	-6°
Precipitation (mm)	41	28	34	37	47	63	77	83	79	70	70	51

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lake Burtnieks

The nearest airport is Pärnu Airport (EPU), 89 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Riga International Airport (RIX) (119 km). The nearest large city is Riga, 112 km to the southwest.