- Population
- 40,600
- 40.6K
- Elevation
- 68 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- KUN Kaunas International Airport13 km
- VNO Vilnius International Airport96 km
About Šilainiai
Šilainiai is a neighbourhood. Location: Kaunas, Kaunas County. Population: 40,600.
Šilainiai is a neighborhood in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, consisting of mostly Soviet-built microdistricts completed in the 1980s. Part of larger Šilainiai elderate which is one of the largest elderates in the city, consisting of Milikoniai, Sargėnai, Šilainiai, Vytėnai and Romainiai neighborhoods, covering 25 km2 and housing over 55,000 people as of 2021. Eighth and Ninth Forts of the Kaunas Fortress are located in the elderate.
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Photos of Šilainiai
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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 -
IX Kauno fortas Creative at lt.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Kovno Ghetto Creative at Lithuanian Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Šilainiai
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 Šilainiai
The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 13 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 3 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 13 kmeast
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 96 kmeast
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 211 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 3 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 94 kmeast
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 195 kmnorthwest
- Riga Population: 742.6K 225 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Šilainiai
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 51 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km8 places
- Nevėžis River 8 kmW
- Kauno marios Lake 14 kmE
- Kauno pilis Historic site 3 kmS
- Kovno Ghetto Historic site 1 kmS
25–60 km21 places
- Šerkšnys River 37 kmN
- Vikšrupis River 33 kmN
- Šušvė River 27 kmN
- Smilgaitis River 40 kmN
60–100 km30 places
- Mituva River 74 kmW
- Vištyčio ežeras Lake 93 kmSW
- Lepona River 79 kmW
- Juosta River 96 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kauen Concentration Camp Historic site, Kaunas1.5 km S
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Kovno Ghetto Historic site, Kaunas1.5 km S
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IX Kauno fortas Historic site, Kaunas2 km NW
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Kauno pilis Historic site, Centro seniunija3.3 km S
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Neris River, Lithuania3.3 km S
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Ąžuolynas Natural site, Kaunas5 km SE
Other cities and towns in Kaunas
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Šančiai Neighbourhood, Kaunas6.9 km SE -
Žaliakalnis Neighbourhood, Kaunas3.5 km SE -
Freda Neighbourhood, Kaunas5.8 km S
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Gričiupis Neighbourhood, Kaunas6 km SE
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Panemunė Neighbourhood, Kaunas8.9 km SE -
Petrašiūnai Neighbourhood, Kaunas7.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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