- Population
- 21,097
- 21.1K
- Elevation
- 69 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- KUN Kaunas International Airport13 km
- VNO Vilnius International Airport90 km
About Šančiai
Šančiai is a neighbourhood. Location: Kaunas, Kaunas County. Population: 21,097.
Šančiai is an elderate in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas. It is located on the meandering right bank of the Nemunas River. Šančiai itself are divided into Žemieji Šančiai (or Lower Šančiai) and Aukštieji Šančiai (or Upper Šančiai) neighborhoods. Names come from their adjacent locations. Žemieji Šančiai is located in the Nemunas River valley, while Aukštieji Šančiai is located on the hill above the valley. Its entire elderate population of 2007 was 23,237.
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Photos of Šančiai
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Ąžuolynas Creative at Lithuanian Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Neris No machine-readable author provided. Beny Shlevich assumed · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Kovno Ghetto Creative at Lithuanian Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Šančiai
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 50 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | 0° | 4° | 11° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 16° | 11° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 68 | 80 | 67 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 48 |
How to get to Šančiai
The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 13 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 4 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 13 kmnortheast
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 90 kmeast
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 215 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 4 kmnorthwest
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 88 kmeast
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 201 kmnorthwest
- Riga Population: 742.6K 231 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Šančiai
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 50 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km9 places
- Nevėžis River 14 kmNW
- Kauno marios Lake 9 kmE
- Strėva River 21 kmSE
- Kauno pilis Historic site 5 kmNW
25–60 km21 places
- Šerkšnys River 42 kmN
- Vikšrupis River 39 kmN
- Šušvė River 34 kmN
- Smilgaitis River 46 kmN
60–100 km30 places
- Góra Zamkowa Mountain 99 kmSW
- Mituva River 79 kmW
- Vištyčio ežeras Lake 93 kmSW
- Lepona River 81 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ąžuolynas Natural site, Kaunas2.4 km N
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Kauno pilis Historic site, Centro seniunija4.5 km NW
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Kovno Ghetto Historic site, Kaunas5.6 km NW
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Kauen Concentration Camp Historic site, Kaunas5.6 km NW
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Neris River, Lithuania5.3 km NW
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IX Kauno fortas Historic site, Kaunas8.9 km NW
Other cities and towns in Kaunas
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Šilainiai Neighbourhood, Kaunas6.9 km NW -
Žaliakalnis Neighbourhood, Kaunas3.5 km N -
Vilijampolė Neighbourhood, Kaunas5.2 km NW -
Freda Neighbourhood, Kaunas1.8 km W
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Petrašiūnai Neighbourhood, Kaunas3.3 km NE -
Gričiupis Neighbourhood, Kaunas3.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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