Palanga climate — normals and trends
Palanga (Lithuania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 723 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Palanga averages 88 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Palanga has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 4 August 2014) and the coldest -32.5 °C (on 25 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PalangaKlaipėda County
- coords
- 55.92°, 21.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.5°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
723mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
24.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
88 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
40.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.7 °C
4 August 2014
Coldest day
-32.5 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
9 August 2005
Windiest day
75.5 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
18 October 1967
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
16 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-39.6 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
25 April 1955
Sunniest day
17.0 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 113 mm | +57 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 6.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 31 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 10.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 11.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 57 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 16.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 55 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 111 mm | +34 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 94 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 91 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 11.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 104 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 41 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palanga?
Palanga has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 723 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palanga?
The hottest day measured in Palanga between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palanga?
The coldest day measured in Palanga between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -32.5 °C.
Does it snow in Palanga?
Yes. Palanga gets on average 72.6 cm of snow per year and has around 88 frost days.
Has the climate of Palanga warmed?
Yes: Palanga warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palanga?
The wettest day measured in Palanga between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2005, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palanga?
The windiest day measured in Palanga between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 75.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palanga?
The warmest month in Palanga is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Palanga?
Palanga receives on average 723 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palanga?
Palanga gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Palanga?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Palanga between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1955, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Palanga?
Yes: Palanga has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palanga?
In Palanga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 16 August 2010, and the lowest was -39.6 °C on 25 January 1942.
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