Kaliningrad vs Kaunas: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 223 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Kaliningrad is the sunnier overall: about 1,700 hours of sunshine a year to Kaunas's 1,585. Kaunas has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 of 12 months, Kaliningrad in 2 (7 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Kaliningrad | Kaunas | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,700 | 1,585 |
| Sunniest month | August (74/100) | June (73/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 70/100 | 71/100 |
| Rain / year | 770 mm | 775 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Kaliningrad vs Kaunas month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaliningrad | Kaunas | Kaliningrad | Kaunas | Kaliningrad | Kaunas | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 0° | -3° | 66 | 57 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 1° | -2° | 47 | 45 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 4° | 4° | 47 | 46 |
| April | 7 | 26 | 9° | 12° | 36 | 47 |
| May | 40 | 63 | 14° | 18° | 51 | 68 |
| June | 64 | 73 | 18° | 21° | 65 | 80 |
| July | 73 | 69 | 21° | 23° | 85 | 100 |
| August | 74 | 72 | 21° | 23° | 80 | 88 |
| September | 57 | 58 | 17° | 17° | 66 | 56 |
| October | 19 | 12 | 11° | 10° | 78 | 71 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 7° | 4° | 77 | 60 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 3° | -1° | 72 | 57 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Kaunas · May Kaunas · Jun Kaunas · Jul Kaliningrad · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Kaliningrad · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Kaliningrad averages 0/100, Kaunas 0/100. Kaliningrad is the warmer, around 3°C daytime highs vs 0°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kaunas (average score 30/100 vs 16). Kaunas is the warmer, around 11°C daytime highs vs 9°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Kaliningrad averages 70/100, Kaunas 71/100. Kaunas is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 20°C.
- September–October: Kaliningrad (average score 38/100 vs 35). Daytime highs are similar (14°C vs 14°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Kaliningrad weather by month · Kaunas weather by month · Best time to visit Russia.
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