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District

Kaunas

Located in Kaunas County, Lithuania Coordinates: 54°53′53″ N 23°54′24″ E

Kaunas
Kaunas · Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
87,168
87.2K
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
17
listed under Kaunas
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
KUN Kaunas International Airport14 km
VNO Vilnius International Airport94 km

About Kaunas

Kaunas is a district. Location: Kaunas County, Lithuania. Population: 87,168. The best months to visit are May–August. The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Neris and Nevėžis.

At a glance

Area
157 km²
Official website
kaunas.lt

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kaunas

  • Kaunas District Municipality

Twin towns and sister cities of Kaunas

  • Tartu linn· Estonia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Kaunas over time

Population of Kaunas over time
2012 310,773
2013 306,888
2014 304,012
2015 301,357
2016 297,846
2017 292,691
2018 312,120
2019 286,754
2020 289,364
2021 298,753
2022 297,906
2023 305,120

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kaunas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (80 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 Kaunas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°11°18°21°23°22°17°11°4°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°2°7°11°13°12°8°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)382836414868806754515048

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

How to get to Kaunas

The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 14 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 1 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 14 kmnortheast
  • Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 94 kmeast
  • Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 212 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 1 kmnortheast
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 91 kmeast
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 197 kmnorthwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 228 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kaunas

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 51 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Nevėžis River 10 kmW
  • Kauno marios Lake 11 kmE
  • Strėva River 24 kmSE
  • Kauno pilis Historic site 1 kmW

25–60 km20 places

  • Šerkšnys River 40 kmN
  • Vikšrupis River 37 kmN
  • Šušvė River 31 kmN
  • Smilgaitis River 44 kmN

60–100 km32 places

  • Góra Zamkowa Mountain 99 kmSW
  • Mituva River 76 kmW
  • Vištyčio ežeras Lake 92 kmSW
  • Lepona River 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kaunas

17 places
  1. 7 Centro seniunija 14.7K

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources