Kretinga weather in August

In August, Kretinga sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 80 mm of rain across 13 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 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 Kretinga's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kretinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:14 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kretinga is city in Samogitia, Lithuania.

Founded
1253

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 Kretinga 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
132214
142214
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162214
172113
182113
192113
202113
212113
222113
232113
242113
252013
262013
272012
282012
292012
302012
311912

How August really feels in Kretinga

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.

Kretinga 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°5511.567.40.0
Feb / -4°44106.29.20.0
Mar / -2°419.93.911.40.2
Apr11° / 389.11.113.82.7
May16° / 459.20165.3
Jun19° / 11°6010.4017.26.1
Jul22° / 14°7712.5016.76.3
Aug21° / 13°8013014.86.1
Sep17° / 10°6511.1012.55.0
Oct11° / 73130.210.12.4
Nov / 5811.82.180.4
Dec / -1°5812.75.56.80.0

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
55050
65050
75050
85050
94951
105050
115050
125050
134951
144951
154852
164852
174753
184753
194753
204753
214654
224555
234555
244555
254357
264357
274258
284060
294060
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kretinga gets around 80 mm of rain over 13 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.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
940
1040
1140
1241
1341
1442
1542
1643
1743
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2544
2644
2744
2843
2943
3043
3142

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13144224
23243213
33343213
43343203
53443203
63543193
73543183
83644173
93644173
103745163
113745153
123745153
133845143
143946133
153946132
164046122
174146122
184146112
194246102
204345102
21444591
22464491
23474381
24494281
25514171
26524071
27553960
28573850
29583750
30603640
31613540

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 5:44 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:458:37
215.84:478:35
315.84:488:33
415.74:508:31
515.64:528:29
615.64:548:27
715.54:568:25
815.44:588:23
915.35:008:21
1015.35:028:18
1115.25:048:16
1215.15:068:14
1315.15:088:12
1415.05:108:09
1514.95:128:07
1614.85:148:05
1714.85:168:02
1814.75:188:00
1914.65:207:57
2014.65:227:55
2114.55:247:52
2214.45:267:50
2314.35:287:47
2414.35:307:45
2514.25:327:42
2614.15:347:40
2714.05:367:37
2813.95:387:34
2913.95:407:32
3013.85:427:29
3113.75:447:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.32 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 4.32 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
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kretinga?

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 Kretinga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kretinga in August

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

In August, Kretinga 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 Kretinga 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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°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
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Kretinga 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 Kretinga peaks around June 18 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 18UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kretinga?

Kretinga sits at 55.9°N, 21.2°E, 25 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Palanga, 11 km away.

KlaipėdaGargždaiPlungeTelsiaiLiepājaMazeikiaiTaurage

Topography around Kretinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kretinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m.

The land around Kretinga is covered by trees (30%), grassland (30%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), water (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
231 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Palanga 11 km · Klaipėda 21 km · Gargždai 22 km · Plunge 37 km · Telsiai 63 km · Liepāja 70 km · Mazeikiai 83 km · Taurage 97 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 Kretinga (55.8888°, 21.2445°, elevation 25 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).