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Vilkaviškis District Municipality

Local name: Vilkaviškio rajono savivaldybė

Located in Marijampolė County, Lithuania Coordinates: 54°39′00″ N 23°02′00″ E

Vilkaviškis District Municipality
Vilkaviškis · user:CD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
40,258
40.3K
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
12
listed under Vilkaviškis District Municipality
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
KUN Kaunas International Airport76 km
VNO Vilnius International Airport145 km

About Vilkaviškis District Municipality

Vilkaviškis District Municipality is a district. Location: Marijampolė County, Lithuania. Population: 40,258.

From Wikipedia

Vilkaviškis District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Its administrative center is Vilkaviškis.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1950
Area
1,259 km²
Official website
vilkaviskis.lt

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Vilkaviškis District Municipality

  • Kalvarija municipality
  • Marijampolė Municipality
  • Kazlų Rūda Municipality
  • Šakiai District Municipality

Population of Vilkaviškis District Municipality over time

Population of Vilkaviškis District Municipality over time
2012 41,833
2013 41,055
2014 40,258
2015 39,465
2016 38,595
2017 37,473
2018 36,108
2019 35,316
2020 34,666
2021 35,368
2022 34,942
2023 34,419

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Vilkaviškis District Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (83 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 Vilkaviškis District Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°11°19°21°22°23°17°11°5°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°2°7°10°12°11°8°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)362633385170836956495244

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

How to get to Vilkaviškis District Municipality

The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 76 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 63 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 76 kmnortheast
  • Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 145 kmeast
  • Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 159 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 63 kmnortheast
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 145 kmeast
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 169 kmnorthwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 264 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Vilkaviškis District Municipality

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 32 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Lepona River 20 kmW

25–60 km9 places

  • Mituva River 51 kmN
  • Vištyčio ežeras Lake 32 kmSW
  • Nevėžis River 56 kmNE
  • Dubysa River 53 kmNE

60–100 km33 places

  • Kauno marios Lake 72 kmE
  • Ežeras Veisiejis Lake 76 kmSE
  • Ežeras Metelys Lake 62 kmSE
  • Šventoji River 98 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Vilkaviškis District Municipality

12 places
  1. 7 Žvirgždaičiai 5

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages5

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources