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Kelmė District Municipality

Local name: Kelmė

Located in Šiauliai County, Lithuania Coordinates: 55°38′00″ N 22°56′00″ E

Kelmė District Municipality
Kelmė · Juliux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
30,303
30.3K
Elevation
131 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
13
listed under Kelmė District Municipality
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
KUN Kaunas International Airport104 km
PLQ Palanga International Airport121 km

About Kelmė District Municipality

Kelmė District Municipality is a district. Location: Šiauliai County, Lithuania. Population: 30,303.

From Wikipedia

Kelmė (; Polish: Kielmy; Yiddish: קעלם, romanized: Kelm) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, a historical region of Samogitia. It has a population of 8,206 and is the administrative center of the Kelmė District Municipality.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
7.8 km²
Official website
kelme.lt

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Kelmė District Municipality

  • Ogre· Latvia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Kelmė District Municipality over time

Population of Kelmė District Municipality over time
2012 9,055
2013 8,996
2014 8,828
2015 8,744
2016 8,496
2017 8,163
2018 7,897
2019 7,652
2020 7,505
2021 7,688
2022 7,538
2023 7,512

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kelmė District Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
July (84 mm)
Driest month
February (31 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 Kelmė District Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°10°17°20°21°21°16°10°4°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-4°1°6°10°12°11°7°3°-1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)463139414871847865647157

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

How to get to Kelmė District Municipality

The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 104 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 102 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 104 kmsoutheast
  • Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 121 kmwest
  • Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 157 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 102 kmsoutheast
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 113 kmwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 163 kmnortheast
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 183 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kelmė District Municipality

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 33 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Gryžuva River 9 kmE

25–60 km3 places

  • Gynėvė River 60 kmSE
  • Medvėgalio Kalnas Mountain 35 kmW
  • Šiauliai Ghetto Historic site 41 kmNE

60–100 km33 places

  • Mituva River 63 kmS
  • Jūra River 83 kmSW
  • Šešuvis River 63 kmSW
  • Šešupė River 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kelmė District Municipality

13 places

Cities & villages7

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources