Varėna climate — normals and trends
Varėna (Lithuania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 705 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Varėna averages 122 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Varėna has warmed by +2.7 °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 144 to 100 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 31 July 1994) and the coldest -35.5 °C (on 11 January 1950).
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
VarėnaAlytus
- coords
- 54.22°, 24.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
10.2°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
705mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
122 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.6 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
0.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
34.7 °C
31 July 1994
Coldest day
-35.5 °C
11 January 1950
Wettest day
65 mm
21 June 2022
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
18 January 1955
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
22 February 1953
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
13 July 1951
Coldest feels-like
-40.9 °C
12 January 1950
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
26 January 2021
Sunniest day
16.6 h
21 June 2005
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.3 °C | +5.9 °C | 39 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -0.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | +6.6 °C | 35 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 22 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | -2.3 °C | 65 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 20.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 100 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 169 mm | +76 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 50 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 61 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 91 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 4.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 61 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 3.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 32 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Varėna?
Varėna has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 705 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Varėna?
The hottest day measured in Varėna between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1994, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Varėna?
The coldest day measured in Varėna between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1950, at -35.5 °C.
Does it snow in Varėna?
Yes. Varėna gets on average 90.6 cm of snow per year and has around 122 frost days.
Has the climate of Varėna warmed?
Yes: Varėna warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Varėna?
The wettest day measured in Varėna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 2022, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Varėna?
The windiest day measured in Varėna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1955, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Varėna?
The warmest month in Varėna is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Varėna?
Varėna receives on average 705 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Varėna?
Varėna 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 Varėna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Varėna between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 2021, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Varėna?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Varėna.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Varėna?
In Varėna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 13 July 1951, and the lowest was -40.9 °C on 12 January 1950.
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