Klaipėda weather in August

In August, Klaipėda sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.9 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 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Klaipėda's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Klaipėda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:15 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.6 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Klaipėda reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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)
12315
22315
32315
42315
52315
62315
72315
82315
92314
102214
112214
122214
132214
142214
152214
162214
172214
182114
192114
202114
212114
222113
232113
242113
252013
262013
272013
282013
292013
302012
312012

How August really feels in Klaipėda

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.

Klaipėda 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 / -3°5711.76.27.40.0
Feb / -3°4610.369.20.0
Mar / -1°429.83.511.40.2
Apr11° / 378.8113.82.7
May16° / 428.8015.95.4
Jun19° / 11°5910.2017.16.1
Jul22° / 14°7412.1016.76.4
Aug22° / 14°7912.9014.86.2
Sep17° / 10°6711.3012.55.1
Oct11° / 75130.310.12.5
Nov / 6312.22.480.4
Dec / -1°6113.25.66.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
54951
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
124951
134951
144951
154951
164852
174852
184753
194753
204753
214753
224654
234654
244555
254555
264357
274357
284258
294258
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Klaipėda gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
437
537
638
739
839
940
1040
1141
1241
1342
1442
1543
1643
1743
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2544
2644
2744
2844
2944
3043
3143

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13143223
23243223
33243213
43343213
53443203
63443193
73544183
83544183
93645173
103645163
113646153
123746153
133746143
143846133
153946133
163946122
174046122
184146112
194146112
204246102
214346102
22444591
23464491
24474381
25494281
26504271
27514171
28544060
29563950
30573850
31593740

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:468:37
215.84:488:35
315.74:508:33
415.74:528:31
515.64:538:29
615.54:558:27
715.54:578:25
815.44:598:23
915.35:018:20
1015.35:038:18
1115.25:058:16
1215.15:078:14
1315.05:098:11
1415.05:118:09
1514.95:138:07
1614.85:158:04
1714.85:178:02
1814.75:198:00
1914.65:217:57
2014.55:237:55
2114.55:257:52
2214.45:277:50
2314.35:297:47
2414.25:317:45
2514.25:327:42
2614.15:347:40
2714.05:367:37
2813.95:387:34
2913.95:407:32
3013.85:427:29
3113.75:447:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Klaipėda?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Klaipėda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Klaipėda in August

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

In August, Klaipėda sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Klaipėda 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 offshore 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 Klaipėda 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 Klaipėda 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

Air quality in Klaipėda in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Klaipėda is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Klaipėda's WHO annual average of 15.6 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2320 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Klaipėda?

Klaipėda sits at 55.7°N, 21.1°E, 6 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Gargždai, 16 km away.

KretingaPalangaPlungeTelsiaiSovetskTaurageLiepāja

Topography around Klaipėda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Klaipėda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m.

The land around Klaipėda is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (42%) within 16 km, and water (31%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
227 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Gargždai 16 km · Kretinga 21 km · Palanga 24 km · Plunge 50 km · Telsiai 76 km · Sovetsk 84 km · Taurage 88 km · Liepāja 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 Klaipėda (55.7068°, 21.1391°, elevation 6 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).