Vilkaviškis climate — normals and trends
Vilkaviškis (Lithuania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 667 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 (-3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vilkaviškis averages 111 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Vilkaviškis has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 132 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 31 July 1994) and the coldest -35.5 °C (on 8 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
VilkaviškisMarijampolė County
- coords
- 54.65°, 23.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
667mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
73.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
0.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 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
34.5 °C
31 July 1994
Coldest day
-35.5 °C
8 February 1956
Wettest day
75 mm
9 August 2005
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
22 February 1953
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
22 October 1971
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
16 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-40.9 °C
8 February 1956
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
6 January 1982
Sunniest day
17.0 h
28 June 2010
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +5.7 °C | 43 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 41 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 18 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 15.0 °C | -2.1 °C | 49 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 82 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 115 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 52 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 61 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 107 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 5.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 57 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 29 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vilkaviškis?
Vilkaviškis has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 667 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vilkaviškis?
The hottest day measured in Vilkaviškis between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1994, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vilkaviškis?
The coldest day measured in Vilkaviškis between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1956, at -35.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vilkaviškis?
Yes. Vilkaviškis gets on average 73.1 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Vilkaviškis warmed?
Yes: Vilkaviškis warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vilkaviškis?
The wettest day measured in Vilkaviškis between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2005, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vilkaviškis?
The windiest day measured in Vilkaviškis between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1953, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vilkaviškis?
The warmest month in Vilkaviškis is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Vilkaviškis?
Vilkaviškis receives on average 667 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vilkaviškis?
Vilkaviškis gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vilkaviškis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vilkaviškis between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1982, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vilkaviškis?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vilkaviškis.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vilkaviškis?
In Vilkaviškis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 16 July 2021, and the lowest was -40.9 °C on 8 February 1956.
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