Juodkrantė
Located in Neringa Municipality, Klaipėda County Coordinates: 55°32′14″ N 21°07′05″ E
- Population
- 720
- 720
- Elevation
- -1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport49 km
- KGD Khrabrovo Airport79 km
About Juodkrantė
Juodkrantė is a village. Location: Neringa Municipality, Klaipėda County. Population: 720. Elevation: -1 m.
Juodkrantė (literally: Black Shore, Kursenieki: Šatnūrta or Šatnūrte, German: Schwarzort) is a Lithuanian seaside resort town located on the Curonian Spit with a permanent population of about 720 people. A part of Neringa municipality, Juodkrantė is the second largest settlement on Lithuania's part of the spit. For centuries it was a fishing village, which underwent a tourist boom in the late 19th–early 20th century.
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Climate of Juodkrantė
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 90 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- November (90 mm)
- Driest month
- February (36 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 73 |
How to get to Juodkrantė
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 19 km to the north.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 49 kmnorth
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 79 kmsouthwest
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 199 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 19 kmnorth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 191 kmeast
- Riga Population: 742.6K 243 kmnortheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 282 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Juodkrantė
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Ežeras Krokų Lanka Lake 23 kmSE
- Minija River 24 kmSE
25–60 km3 places
- Neman River River 31 kmSE
- Nida Lighthouse Landmark 27 kmS
- Šventoji River 55 kmN
60–100 km9 places
- Jūra River 84 kmSE
- Šešuvis River 80 kmSE
- Šešupė River 87 kmSE
- Papes Ezers Lake 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ežeras Krokų Lanka Lake, Šilutė District Municipality23 km SE -
Minija River, Šilutė District Municipality24 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources