Šilutė climate — normals and trends
Šilutė (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 747 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Šilutė averages 95 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Šilutė 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 117 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 4 August 2014) and the coldest -33.0 °C (on 1 February 1956).
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
ŠilutėKlaipėda County
- coords
- 55.35°, 21.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.5°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
747mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.6 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 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
33.2 °C
4 August 2014
Coldest day
-33.0 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
88 mm
9 August 2005
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
4 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
8 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
-38.5 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
12.8 cm
12 April 1996
Sunniest day
17.0 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 94 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 1.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 23 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 18 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 13.2 °C | -2.1 °C | 48 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 86 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 108 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 100 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 109 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 38 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 32 mm | -32 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Šilutė?
Šilutė has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 747 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Šilutė?
The hottest day measured in Šilutė between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Šilutė?
The coldest day measured in Šilutė between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -33.0 °C.
Does it snow in Šilutė?
Yes. Šilutė gets on average 72.6 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Šilutė warmed?
Yes: Šilutė warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Šilutė?
The wettest day measured in Šilutė between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2005, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Šilutė?
The windiest day measured in Šilutė between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Šilutė?
The warmest month in Šilutė is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Šilutė?
Šilutė receives on average 747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Šilutė?
Šilutė gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Šilutė?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Šilutė between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1996, with 12.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Šilutė?
Yes: Šilutė has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Šilutė?
In Šilutė, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 8 August 2015, and the lowest was -38.5 °C on 25 January 1942.
Compare Šilutė with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Šilutė