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Šiauliai District Municipality

Local name: Šiaulių rajono savivaldybė

Located in Šiauliai County, Lithuania Coordinates: 55°56′11″ N 23°14′14″ E

Šiauliai District Municipality
Kuršėnai · Hugo.arg · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
105,653
105.7K
Elevation
120 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
9
listed under Šiauliai District Municipality
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
RIX Riga International Airport119 km
KUN Kaunas International Airport121 km

About Šiauliai District Municipality

Šiauliai District Municipality is a district. Location: Šiauliai County, Lithuania. Population: 105,653.

From Wikipedia

Šiauliai District Municipality (Lithuanian: Šiaulių rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in northern Lithuania. It is a part of Šiauliai County and a part of two ethnographic regions of Lithuania: Samogitia and Aukštaitija.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1950
Area
1,807 km²
Official website
siauliuraj.lt

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Šiauliai District Municipality

  • Akmenė District Municipality
  • Telšiai District Municipality
  • Radviliškis District Municipality
  • Pakruojis District Municipality
  • Šiauliai City Municipality

Population of Šiauliai District Municipality over time

Population of Šiauliai District Municipality over time
2012 43,374
2013 42,748
2014 42,197
2015 41,767
2016 41,521
2017 41,441
2018 41,209
2019 41,507
2020 41,447
2021 40,917
2022 40,775
2023 40,638

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Šiauliai District Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (79 mm)
Driest month
February (27 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 Šiauliai District Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°10°17°20°22°21°16°10°4°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°1°6°10°12°11°7°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)392734394666797258585548

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

How to get to Šiauliai District Municipality

The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 119 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 123 km to the south.

Airports

  • Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 119 kmnorth
  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 121 kmsoutheast
  • Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 134 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 123 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 125 kmnortheast
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 134 kmwest
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 190 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Šiauliai District Municipality

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 42 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Šiauliai Ghetto Historic site 5 kmE

25–60 km6 places

  • Gryžuva River 37 kmS
  • Agluona River 58 kmNW
  • Virvyčia River 54 kmNW
  • Uogys River 48 kmNW

60–100 km39 places

  • Dubysa River 97 kmS
  • Jelgava Palace Historic site 86 kmN
  • Švėtė River 91 kmN
  • Iecava River 88 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Šiauliai District Municipality

9 places

Cities & villages3

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources