Vilkaviškis
Located in Vilkaviškis District Municipality, Marijampolė County Coordinates: 54°39′06″ N 23°01′56″ E
- Population
- 9,444
- 9.4K
- Elevation
- 55 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- KUN Kaunas International Airport76 km
- VNO Vilnius International Airport146 km
About Vilkaviškis
Vilkaviškis is a city. Location: Vilkaviškis District Municipality, Marijampolė County. Population: 9,444. Elevation: 55 m.
Vilkaviškis () is a city in southwestern Lithuania, the administrative center of the Vilkaviškis District Municipality. It is located 23 km (14 mi) northwest from Marijampolė, at the confluence of Šeimena and Vilkauja rivers. The city got its name from the Vilkauja River. Initially named Vilkaujiškis, the name was later changed to an easier-to-pronounce form, Vilkaviškis. Until 1941, the city had a large Jewish community, which was killed by the German military and their local collaborators.
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Population of Vilkaviškis over time
| 2012 | 11,375 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11,177 | |
| 2014 | 11,038 | |
| 2015 | 10,814 | |
| 2016 | 10,571 | |
| 2017 | 10,214 | |
| 2018 | 9,855 | |
| 2019 | 9,611 | |
| 2020 | 9,460 | |
| 2021 | 10,286 | |
| 2022 | 10,148 | |
| 2023 | 10,291 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Vilkaviškis
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- 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
| 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° | 5° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 51 | 70 | 83 | 69 | 56 | 49 | 52 | 44 |
How to get to Vilkaviškis
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 146 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 168 kmnorthwest
- Riga Population: 742.6K 264 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vilkaviškis
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 50 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.
Sources & licences
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