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Zarasai District Municipality

Local name: Zarasai

Located in Utena County, Lithuania Coordinates: 55°44′00″ N 26°15′00″ E

Zarasai District Municipality
Zarasai · Bloodless · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
17,318
17.3K
Elevation
155 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
10
listed under Zarasai District Municipality
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
VNO Vilnius International Airport137 km
KUN Kaunas International Airport162 km

About Zarasai District Municipality

Zarasai District Municipality is a district. Location: Utena County, Lithuania. Population: 17,318.

From Wikipedia

Zarasai () is a city in northeastern Lithuania, surrounded by many lakes and rivers: to the southwest of the city is Lake Zarasas, to the north – Lake Zarasaitis, to the southeast – Lake Baltas, and the east – Lake Griežtas. Lakes Zarasaitis and Griežtas are connected by the River Laukesa. Zarasai holds the record for the highest recorded daytime temperature in Lithuania at 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 30 July 1994. A few music festivals are held in Zarasai in summer, such as Mėnuo Juodaragis and Roko naktys.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
zarasai.lt

Source: Wikidata

Population of Zarasai District Municipality over time

Population of Zarasai District Municipality over time
2012 7,066
2013 6,966
2014 6,779
2015 6,736
2016 6,633
2017 6,453
2018 6,276
2019 6,142
2020 6,050
2021 6,077
2022 5,939
2023 5,942

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Zarasai District Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (77 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 Zarasai District Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°3°11°18°21°22°21°16°9°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-5°1°6°10°12°10°7°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)393237435076777364524849

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Zarasai District Municipality

The nearest airport is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 137 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Vilnius, 132 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 137 kmsouthwest
  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 162 kmsouthwest
  • Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 193 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 132 kmsouthwest
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 175 kmsouthwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 189 kmnorthwest
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 321 kmwest

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

Day trips from Zarasai District Municipality

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

0–25 km5 places

  • Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils Attraction 24 kmNE
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church of Martin Luther Attraction 24 kmNE
  • Daugavpils Ghetto Historic site 24 kmNE
  • Ežeras Visaginas Lake 20 kmSE

25–60 km16 places

  • Utenaitė River 54 kmSW
  • Ežeras Alksnaitis Lake 28 kmSE
  • Ežeras Linkmenas Lake 44 kmS
  • Ežeras Dauniškis Lake 48 kmSW

60–100 km14 places

  • Ežeras Baltieji Lakajai Lake 71 kmSW
  • Ežeras Asveja Lake 90 kmSW
  • Rubikių Ežeras Lake 66 kmW
  • Dagia River 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Zarasai District Municipality

10 places

Cities & villages2

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources