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Visaginas Municipality

Local name: Visaginas

Located in Utena County, Lithuania Coordinates: 55°36′00″ N 26°25′00″ E

Visaginas Municipality
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Population
20,635
20.6K
Elevation
170 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Visaginas Municipality
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
VNO Vilnius International Airport129 km
KUN Kaunas International Airport164 km

About Visaginas Municipality

Visaginas Municipality is a district. Location: Utena County, Lithuania. Population: 20,635.

From Wikipedia

Visaginas () is a city in northeastern Lithuania. It is the centre of Lithuania's youngest municipality, located on the north-eastern edge of the country. It was built as a town for workers engaged in the construction of the now decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. Visaginas is the only city in Lithuania where the majority of the population speaks Russian as their first language. Originally the aerial view of Visaginas was designed to resemble a butterfly.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1975
Area
58 km²
Official website
visaginas.lt

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Visaginas Municipality

  • Zambrów· Poland
  • Dagda· Latvia
  • Krāslava· Latvia
  • Daugavpils· Latvia

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

Population of Visaginas Municipality over time

Population of Visaginas Municipality over time
2012 21,688
2013 20,988
2014 20,532
2015 20,144
2016 19,630
2017 19,022
2018 18,514
2019 18,205
2020 18,024
2021 19,446
2022 19,214
2023 19,586

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Visaginas Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 46 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
February (32 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 Visaginas Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°10°18°21°22°21°15°9°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°1°6°10°11°10°6°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)383237435176787163514648

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Visaginas Municipality

The nearest airport is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 129 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Vilnius, 125 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 129 kmsouthwest
  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 164 kmsouthwest
  • Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 211 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 125 kmsouthwest
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 177 kmsouthwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 207 kmnorthwest
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 332 kmwest

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

Day trips from Visaginas Municipality

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 32 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Ežeras Alksnaitis Lake 11 kmS
  • Lake Dysnai Lake 13 kmSW
  • Riču ezers Lake 22 kmNE
  • Ežeras Visaginas Lake 2 kmS

25–60 km14 places

  • Utenaitė River 57 kmW
  • Ežeras Linkmenas Lake 37 kmSW
  • Ežeras Dauniškis Lake 52 kmW
  • Labanoras River 54 kmSW

60–100 km16 places

  • Ežeras Baltieji Lakajai Lake 68 kmSW
  • Ežeras Asveja Lake 85 kmSW
  • Žeimena River 92 kmSW
  • Rubikių Ežeras Lake 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Visaginas Municipality

2 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources