Gargždai weather in August

In August, Gargždai sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 85 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gargždai's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gargždai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:14 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gargždai reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
82214
92214
102214
112214
122214
132213
142213
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172113
182113
192113
202113
212113
222113
232113
242012
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262012
272012
282012
292012
302012
311912

How August really feels in Gargždai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gargždai weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6111.86.97.40.0
Feb / -4°5010.26.89.20.0
Mar / -2°4510.54.311.40.2
Apr11° / 419.61.113.82.7
May17° / 499.6015.95.3
Jun19° / 11°6711.3017.15.9
Jul22° / 13°8412.6016.76.3
Aug21° / 13°8513.4014.86.1
Sep17° / 6911012.55.0
Oct11° / 7512.80.310.12.3
Nov / 62122.880.3
Dec / -2°6212.76.46.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54753
64753
74753
84753
94753
104555
114654
124654
134654
144555
154555
164456
174456
184456
194555
204456
214357
224357
234258
244258
254258
264159
273961
283961
293961
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gargždai gets around 85 mm of rain over 13.4 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
238
338
438
539
639
740
841
941
1042
1142
1243
1344
1444
1545
1645
1745
1846
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2445
2545
2645
2745
2844
2944
3044
3143

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13343204
23442204
33442204
43542194
53642194
63642184
73742173
83743173
93843163
103844153
113844153
123944143
133944133
144044133
154144123
164244122
174344112
184344112
194444102
204543102
21474391
22484291
23494281
24514171
25524071
26543961
27563860
28583750
29603640
30613540
31633430

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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3012light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 8:36 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:458:36
215.84:478:34
315.74:498:32
415.74:518:30
515.64:528:28
615.54:548:26
715.54:568:24
815.44:588:22
915.35:008:19
1015.35:028:17
1115.25:048:15
1215.15:068:13
1315.05:088:10
1415.05:108:08
1514.95:128:06
1614.85:148:03
1714.85:168:01
1814.75:187:59
1914.65:207:56
2014.55:227:54
2114.55:247:51
2214.45:267:49
2314.35:287:46
2414.25:297:44
2514.25:317:41
2614.15:337:39
2714.05:357:36
2813.95:377:33
2913.95:397:31
3013.85:417:28
3113.75:437:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gargždai?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gargždai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gargždai in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Gargždai sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Gargždai in August

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Gargždai in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gargždai peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gargždai?

Gargždai sits at 55.7°N, 21.4°E, 27 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Klaipėda, 16 km away.

KretingaPalangaPlungeTelsiaiTaurageSovetskMazeikiai

Topography around Gargždai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gargždai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gargždai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Gargždai is covered by grassland (42%), trees (20%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (32%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), grassland (25%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
120 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Klaipėda 16 km · Kretinga 22 km · Palanga 31 km · Plunge 36 km · Telsiai 61 km · Taurage 76 km · Sovetsk 76 km · Mazeikiai 89 km

Lithuania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,959
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 543
Religion
Roman Catholic 74%none 6%Russian Orthodox 4%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gargždai (55.7095°, 21.3944°, elevation 27 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).