Taurage in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Taurage sees average daytime highs around 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 153 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Taurage's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Taurage's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
153 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Taurage in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C.

A typical winter day in Taurage reaches about 1°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Taurage

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
26 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Taurage weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -4°5411.56.67.50.0
Feb / -4°4510.37.19.20.0
Mar / -2°4410.13.811.40.3
Apr12° / 419.1113.83.1
May17° / 5310.3015.95.6
Jun20° / 11°6812.10175.9
Jul23° / 13°8612.9016.66.3
Aug22° / 13°7713.4014.86.2
Sep17° / 5910.3012.55.3
Oct11° / 6311.20.410.12.5
Nov / 5411.238.10.3
Dec / -3°5311.86.370.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Taurage gets around 153 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.7 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Taurage?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taurage.

What to pack for Taurage in Winter

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

In winter, Taurage sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Taurage in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taurage peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Taurage?

Taurage sits at 55.3°N, 22.3°E, 36 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Sovetsk, 32 km away.

SovetskGusevChernyakhovskGargždaiPlungeTelsiaiKlaipėdaKretinga

Topography around Taurage

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taurage has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m.

The land around Taurage is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (30%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
230 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Sovetsk 32 km · Gusev 74 km · Chernyakhovsk 75 km · Gargždai 76 km · Plunge 78 km · Telsiai 81 km · Klaipėda 88 km · Kretinga 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 Taurage (55.2522°, 22.2897°, elevation 36 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.