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Mėkla

Located in Kėdainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County Coordinates: 55°11′15″ N 23°56′11″ E

Mėkla
Šarūnas Šimkus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
37 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pamėkliai
0.8 km E
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KUN Kaunas International Airport27 km
VNO Vilnius International Airport106 km

About Mėkla

Mėkla is a river. Location: Kėdainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County.

From Wikipedia

The Mėkla is a river of Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 27 kilometres and has a basin area of 93 km2. It is a left tributary of the Barupė. The Mėkla river starts nearby Preišiogala, in Jonava District Municipality. It flows towards north western direction through Kaunas District Municipality and Kėdainiai District Municipality, then empties into the Labūnava Reservoir on the Barupė river next to Pamėkliai village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
27 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Mėkla

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (74 mm)
Driest month
February (26 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 Mėkla
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°4°11°18°21°22°22°17°11°4°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°2°6°10°12°11°8°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)362633405064746652495246

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mėkla

The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 27 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 32 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 27 kmsouth
  • Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 106 kmsoutheast
  • Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 193 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 32 kmsouth
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 102 kmsoutheast
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 186 kmwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 196 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Mėkla

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 42 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Lankesa River 16 kmNE
  • Šerkšnys River 8 kmN
  • Vikšrupis River 7 kmNW
  • Šušvė River 7 kmW

25–60 km20 places

  • Kauno marios Lake 35 kmS
  • Lietauka River 38 kmSE
  • Šventoji River 28 kmE
  • Strėva River 47 kmSE

60–100 km19 places

  • Ežeras Metelys Lake 100 kmS
  • Ežeras Žuvintas Lake 82 kmS
  • Anykšta River 84 kmNE
  • Gryžuva River 72 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pamėkliai Village, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    0.8 km E
  • Ansainiai Village, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    1.1 km W
  • Sičioniai Village, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    1.6 km SW
  • Labūnava Village, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    2 km W
  • Vainikai Village, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    4.5 km NW
  • Saviečiai Village, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    4.6 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Barupė River, Lithuania
    2.6 km NW
  • Putnupys River, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    7 km W
  • Vikšrupis River, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    7.1 km NW
  • Šušvė River, Lithuania
    6.9 km W
  • Aluona River, Lithuania
    8.9 km SW
  • Obelis River, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    9.3 km N
  • Šerkšnys River, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    7.9 km N
  • Smilga River, Kėdainiai District Municipality
    12 km N

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources