Tauragė
Located in Tauragė District Municipality, Tauragė County Coordinates: 55°15′08″ N 22°17′23″ E
- Population
- 21,203
- 21.2K
- Elevation
- 36 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport110 km
- KGD Khrabrovo Airport115 km
About Tauragė
Tauragė is a city. Location: Tauragė District Municipality, Tauragė County. Population: 21,203. Elevation: 36 m.
Tauragė (; see other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 20,956. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast, and not far from the Baltic Sea coast. Although first mentioned in 1507, Tauragė did not receive its city charter until 1924, and its coat of arms (a silver hunting horn in a red field) until 1997.
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Photos of Tauragė
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Šešuvis Hugo.arg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Twin towns and sister cities of Tauragė
- Zestaponi· Georgia
- Karlovac· Croatia
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Tauragė over time
| 2012 | 23,984 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23,737 | |
| 2014 | 23,516 | |
| 2015 | 23,310 | |
| 2016 | 23,120 | |
| 2017 | 22,563 | |
| 2018 | 22,002 | |
| 2019 | 21,672 | |
| 2020 | 21,520 | |
| 2021 | 21,203 | |
| 2022 | 20,956 | |
| 2023 | 21,416 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Tauragė
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- July (87 mm)
- Driest month
- February (36 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° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 36 | 42 | 44 | 50 | 74 | 87 | 86 | 77 | 69 | 82 | 69 |
How to get to Tauragė
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 110 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 89 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 110 kmnorthwest
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 115 kmwest
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 119 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 89 kmnorthwest
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 111 kmeast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 201 kmeast
- Riga Population: 742.6K 220 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tauragė
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Jūra River 25 kmSW
- Šešuvis River 4 kmSW
- Šešupė River 23 kmS
25–60 km3 places
- Medvėgalio Kalnas Mountain 41 kmN
- Mituva River 36 kmSE
- Neman River River 58 kmW
60–100 km15 places
- Platelių Ežeras Lake 92 kmN
- Zemaitija National Park Natural site 92 kmN
- Šiauliai Ghetto Historic site 100 kmNE
- Vikšrupis River 99 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
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Sources & licences
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