Kretinga weather in July

In July, Kretinga sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kretinga's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kretinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
4:18 AM – 9:03 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kretinga 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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Kretinga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July 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 July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45347
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kretinga gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1642781
2622981
3603091
4593191
55633101
65534101
75235112
85136112
95037112
104838122
114739122
124640122
134540132
144341132
154241143
164142143
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193744163
203644173
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:01 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 9:15 PM to 8:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.24:019:15
217.24:029:15
317.24:039:14
417.24:049:14
517.14:059:13
617.14:069:13
717.14:079:12
817.14:089:11
917.04:099:11
1017.04:109:10
1117.04:119:09
1216.94:139:08
1316.94:149:07
1416.84:159:06
1516.84:179:04
1616.84:189:03
1716.74:199:02
1816.74:219:01
1916.64:228:59
2016.64:248:58
2116.54:268:56
2216.54:278:55
2316.44:298:53
2416.44:318:52
2516.34:328:50
2616.24:348:48
2716.24:368:47
2816.14:378:45
2916.14:398:43
3016.04:418:41
3115.94:438:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.45 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 — July's 5.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kretinga?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kretinga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kretinga in July

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

In July, Kretinga sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kretinga in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in July — 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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
July 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).