Rietavas Municipality
Local name: Rietavo savivaldybė
Located in Telšiai County, Lithuania Coordinates: 55°43′26″ N 21°55′58″ E
- Population
- 8,264
- 8.3K
- Elevation
- 110 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Rietavas Municipality
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport59 km
- KGD Khrabrovo Airport126 km
About Rietavas Municipality
Rietavas Municipality is a district. Location: Telšiai County, Lithuania. Population: 8,264.
Rietavas Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. According to the 2021 Lithuanian census, Rietavas Municipality had the highest fertility rate in Lithuania - with an average of 2.019 children per woman, compared to the national average of just 1.506 children per woman.
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Places bordering Rietavas Municipality
- Klaipėda District Municipality
- Plungė District Municipality
- Telšiai District Municipality
Population of Rietavas Municipality over time
| 2012 | 8,537 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8,399 | |
| 2014 | 8,255 | |
| 2015 | 8,096 | |
| 2016 | 7,947 | |
| 2017 | 7,727 | |
| 2018 | 7,542 | |
| 2019 | 7,413 | |
| 2020 | 7,260 | |
| 2021 | 7,381 | |
| 2022 | 7,292 | |
| 2023 | 7,253 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Rietavas Municipality
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- November (92 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) | -2° | -1° | 3° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 36 | 44 | 42 | 47 | 70 | 88 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 92 | 73 |
How to get to Rietavas Municipality
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 59 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 50 km to the west.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 59 kmnorthwest
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 126 kmsouthwest
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 161 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 50 kmwest
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 155 kmsoutheast
- Riga Population: 742.6K 191 kmnortheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 242 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rietavas Municipality
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 22 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km7 places
- Šešuvis River 60 kmS
- Neman River River 58 kmSW
- Ežeras Krokų Lanka Lake 55 kmSW
- Minija River 58 kmSW
60–100 km19 places
- Gryžuva River 73 kmE
- Mituva River 89 kmSE
- Jūra River 76 kmS
- Šešupė River 76 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Rietavas Municipality
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages1
- Tverai · Village
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources