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Varėna District Municipality

Local name: Varėnos rajono savivaldybė

Located in Alytus County, Lithuania Coordinates: 54°13′00″ N 24°34′00″ E

Varėna District Municipality
Varėna · Rimantas Lazdynas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
20,840
20.8K
Elevation
123 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
123
listed under Varėna District Municipality
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
VNO Vilnius International Airport66 km
KUN Kaunas International Airport89 km

About Varėna District Municipality

Varėna District Municipality is a district. Location: Alytus County, Lithuania. Population: 20,840.

From Wikipedia

Varėna District Municipality (Lithuanian: Varėnos rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in Alytus County in southern Lithuania.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1950
Area
2,218 km²
Official website
varena.lt

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Varėna District Municipality

  • Alytus City Municipality
  • Druskininkai Municipality

Population of Varėna District Municipality over time

Population of Varėna District Municipality over time
2012 24,946
2013 24,380
2014 23,950
2015 23,528
2016 23,009
2017 22,399
2018 21,764
2019 21,276
2020 20,844
2021 21,137
2022 20,746
2023 20,474

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Varėna District Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
July (83 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
Climate of Varėna District Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-1°4°11°19°22°23°22°17°11°4°0°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-5°1°6°10°11°10°7°3°-1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)402937446074836862515250

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August

How to get to Varėna District Municipality

The nearest airport is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Vilnius, 70 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 66 kmnortheast
  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 89 kmnorth
  • Minsk National Airport (MSQ) Minsk 230 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 70 kmnortheast
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 275 kmnorthwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 305 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Varėna District Municipality

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Ūla River 16 kmW
  • Marcinkańce Ghetto Historic site 21 kmSW
  • Ežeras Lavysas Lake 11 kmSW
  • Varėnė River 3 kmN

25–60 km5 places

  • Ežeras Metelys Lake 53 kmW
  • Strėva River 40 kmN
  • Ežeras Galvė Lake 55 kmNE
  • Merkys River 26 kmW

60–100 km28 places

  • Kuźnica Ghetto Historic site 99 kmSW
  • Kauno marios Lake 81 kmNW
  • Lietauka River 90 kmN
  • Ežeras Veisiejis Lake 66 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Varėna District Municipality

123 places
  1. 61 Ežeriekai 18
  2. 62 Mančiagirė 15
  3. 63 Mantvilai 15
  4. 64 Kašėtos 14
  5. 65 Pūčkornės 14
  6. 66 Roduka 13
  7. 67 Pavarėnis 6
  8. 68 Strielčiškės 6
  9. 69 Navasodai 5
  10. 70 Glūkas 4
  11. 71 Trasninkas 4

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages46

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources