Šilutė
Located in Šilutė District Municipality, Klaipėda County Coordinates: 55°20′56″ N 21°28′59″ E
- Population
- 14,968
- 15K
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport74 km
- KGD Khrabrovo Airport76 km
About Šilutė
Šilutė is a town. Location: Šilutė District Municipality, Klaipėda County. Population: 14,968. Elevation: 8 m.
Šilutė (; previously Šilokarčiama; German: Heydekrug) is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County in western Lithuania. The city is part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar capital of Šilutė County and is currently the capital of Šilutė District Municipality.
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Twin towns and sister cities of Šilutė
- Nakskov· Denmark
- Saldus· Latvia
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Šilutė over time
| 2012 | 17,360 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17,152 | |
| 2014 | 17,002 | |
| 2015 | 16,812 | |
| 2016 | 16,521 | |
| 2017 | 15,856 | |
| 2018 | 15,419 | |
| 2019 | 15,111 | |
| 2020 | 14,980 | |
| 2021 | 15,952 | |
| 2022 | 15,816 | |
| 2023 | 16,200 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Šilutė
Best months for sightseeingBest 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 50 | 35 | 40 | 38 | 45 | 65 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 84 | 91 | 69 |
How to get to Šilutė
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
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 95 kmN
- Platelių Ežeras Lake 81 kmN
- Zemaitija National Park Natural site 81 kmN
- Mituva River 87 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ežeras Krokų Lanka Lake, Šilutė District Municipality9.7 km W -
Neman River River, Lithuania8.3 km SW -
Minija River, Šilutė District Municipality12 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources