Prienai
Located in Prienai District Municipality, Kaunas County Coordinates: 54°38′10″ N 23°56′45″ E
- Population
- 8,610
- 8.6K
- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- KUN Kaunas International Airport38 km
- VNO Vilnius International Airport87 km
About Prienai
Prienai is a city. Location: Prienai District Municipality, Kaunas County. Population: 8,610. Elevation: 59 m.
Prienai (Lithuanian pronunciation: [prʲɪ̂ɛ.nɐɪ̯ˑ] ) is a city in Lithuania situated on the Nemunas River, 29 km (18 mi) south of Kaunas. In 2023, the city had 8,894 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from the surname Prienas. Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1502
Source: Wikidata
Twin towns and sister cities of Prienai
- Houffalize· Belgium
- Altea· Spain
- Holstebro· Denmark
- Karkkila· Finland
- Sigulda· Latvia
- Zvolen· Slovakia
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Prienai over time
| 2012 | 9,724 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9,613 | |
| 2014 | 9,394 | |
| 2015 | 9,263 | |
| 2016 | 9,131 | |
| 2017 | 8,836 | |
| 2018 | 8,610 | |
| 2019 | 8,514 | |
| 2020 | 8,452 | |
| 2021 | 8,796 | |
| 2022 | 8,680 | |
| 2023 | 8,894 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Prienai
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 49 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- July (83 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° | 17° | 11° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 49 | 70 | 83 | 66 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 48 |
How to get to Prienai
The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 38 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 30 km to the north.
Airports
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 38 kmnorth
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 87 kmeast
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 217 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 30 kmnorth
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 86 kmeast
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 215 kmnorthwest
- Riga Population: 742.6K 257 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Prienai
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites, 46 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km24 places
- Kauno marios Lake 29 kmN
- Lietauka River 54 kmNE
- Ežeras Metelys Lake 39 kmS
- Šventoji River 57 kmNE
60–100 km33 places
- Vokė River 73 kmE
- Riešė River 92 kmE
- Verkė River 88 kmE
- Baltupis River 87 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources