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Elektrėnai Reservoir

Located in Lithuania Coordinates: 54°46′00″ N 24°40′00″ E

Elektrėnai Reservoir
Original uploader was Alga at lt.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
91 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Elektrėnai
2.1 km N
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
VNO Vilnius International Airport43 km
KUN Kaunas International Airport43 km

About Elektrėnai Reservoir

Elektrėnai Reservoir is a lake. Location: Lithuania. Elevation: 91 m.

From Wikipedia

Elektrėnai Reservoir (Lithuanian: Elektrėnų marios), located south of the city of Elektrėnai, Lithuania, is the third-largest artificial lake in Lithuania. It was created in 1961 by damming the Strėva River. It supplies cooling water to the 1,800 MW Elektrėnai Power Plant. A number of villages drowned when the reservoir was created; over 140 households were relocated. The reservoir also covered eight other lakes. The reservoir covers about 1,264 hectares, with depths of over 30 meters.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Elektrėnai Reservoir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (79 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
Climate of Elektrėnai Reservoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-1°3°11°18°21°22°22°16°11°4°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-4°1°7°10°12°11°7°3°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)382837445471796964495150

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

How to get to Elektrėnai Reservoir

The nearest airport is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 43 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Vilnius, 40 km to the east.

Airports

  • Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 43 kmeast
  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 43 kmnorthwest
  • Minsk National Airport (MSQ) Minsk 240 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 40 kmeast
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 51 kmwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 245 kmnorth
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 248 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Elektrėnai Reservoir

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 50 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Strėva River 22 kmS
  • Ežeras Galvė Lake 21 kmSE

25–60 km23 places

  • Kauno marios Lake 40 kmW
  • Lietauka River 32 kmNW
  • Šventoji River 42 kmNW
  • Strėva River 27 kmW

60–100 km35 places

  • Utenaitė River 95 kmNE
  • Anykšta River 90 kmN
  • Ežeras Metelys Lake 78 kmSW
  • Ūla River 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Elektrėnai Town, Elektrėnai Municipality
    2.1 km N
  • Vievis Village, Elektrėnai Municipality
    9.3 km E
  • Žasliai Village, Kaišiadorys District Municipality
    12 km NW
  • Žiežmariai Village, Kaišiadorys District Municipality
    15 km W
  • Kaišiadorys City, Kaišiadorys District Municipality
    17 km NW
  • Semeliškės Village, Elektrėnai Municipality
    11 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Ežeras Galvė Lake, Trakai District Municipality
    21 km SE
  • Strėva River, Trakai District Municipality
    22 km S

Sources & licences

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