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Šilutė District Municipality

Local name: Šilutės rajono savivaldybė

Located in Klaipėda County, Lithuania Coordinates: 55°21′00″ N 21°29′00″ E

Map showing the location of Šilutė District Municipality Šilutė District Municipality
Location in Lithuania
Population
42,473
42.5K
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
12
listed under Šilutė District Municipality
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
PLQ Palanga International Airport74 km
KGD Khrabrovo Airport76 km

About Šilutė District Municipality

Šilutė District Municipality is a district. Location: Klaipėda County, Lithuania. Population: 42,473.

From Wikipedia

Šilutė District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It is known for spring floods when ice on the Nemunas River starts melting. This is the only municipality in Lithuania that has flooding on a regular basis. The unemployment rate in the municipality dropped from 10.9% in January 2003 to 7.7% in January 2005. However, the national rate remains 1.2–1.7% lower.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1,706 km²
Official website
silute.lt

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Šilutė District Municipality

  • Pagėgiai Municipality
  • Tauragė District Municipality
  • Klaipėda District Municipality

Population of Šilutė District Municipality over time

Population of Šilutė District Municipality over time
2012 44,040
2013 43,218
2014 42,447
2015 41,814
2016 41,093
2017 39,902
2018 38,749
2019 38,204
2020 37,641
2021 39,067
2022 38,493
2023 38,514

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Šilutė District Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
September (93 mm)
Driest month
February (35 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 Šilutė District Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°4°10°17°20°21°21°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°2°7°11°13°13°9°5°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)503540384565879093849169

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August

How to get to Šilutė District Municipality

The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 45 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 74 kmnorth
  • Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 76 kmsouthwest
  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 171 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 163 kmeast
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 241 kmnortheast
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 254 kmeast

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

Day trips from Šilutė District Municipality

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Neman River River 8 kmSW
  • Ežeras Krokų Lanka Lake 10 kmW
  • Minija River 12 kmW

25–60 km4 places

  • Jūra River 53 kmSE
  • Šešuvis River 51 kmE
  • Šešupė River 56 kmSE
  • Nida Lighthouse Landmark 31 kmW

60–100 km6 places

  • Papes Ezers Lake 94 kmN
  • Platelių Ežeras Lake 81 kmN
  • Zemaitija National Park Natural site 81 kmN
  • Mituva River 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Šilutė District Municipality

12 places

Cities & villages5

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources