Utena climate — normals and trends
Utena (Lithuania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 698 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 (-5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Utena averages 129 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Utena has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 152 to 106 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 3 August 2014) and the coldest -35.2 °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
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- coords
- 55.50°, 25.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
9.6°C
Average daily low
2.8°C
Annual rainfall
698mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
129 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
104.5 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
33.6 °C
3 August 2014
Coldest day
-35.2 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
75 mm
8 July 1945
Windiest day
49.8 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
22 January 1956
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
16 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-41.0 °C
11 January 1950
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
27 February 1950
Sunniest day
16.9 h
27 June 2010
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.7 °C | +5.8 °C | 51 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -0.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +5.8 °C | 44 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 35 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | -3.0 °C | 143 mm | +77 mm |
| Jun | 19.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 125 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 163 mm | +79 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 39 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 45 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 9.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 76 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 4.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 2.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 33 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Utena?
Utena has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 698 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Utena?
The hottest day measured in Utena between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2014, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Utena?
The coldest day measured in Utena between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -35.2 °C.
Does it snow in Utena?
Yes. Utena gets on average 104.5 cm of snow per year and has around 129 frost days.
Has the climate of Utena warmed?
Yes: Utena warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Utena?
The wettest day measured in Utena between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1945, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Utena?
The windiest day measured in Utena between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 49.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Utena?
The warmest month in Utena is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Utena?
Utena receives on average 698 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Utena?
Utena gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Utena?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Utena between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1950, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Utena?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Utena.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Utena?
In Utena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 16 July 2021, and the lowest was -41.0 °C on 11 January 1950.
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