Riga vs Kaunas: which is sunnier?
🇱🇻 Latvia vs 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 218 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Riga is the sunnier overall: about 1,691 hours of sunshine a year to Kaunas's 1,585. Kaunas has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 of 12 months, Riga in 2 (7 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Riga | Kaunas | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,691 | 1,585 |
| Sunniest month | July (75/100) | June (73/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 73/100 | 71/100 |
| Rain / year | 688 mm | 775 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Riga vs Kaunas month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riga | Kaunas | Riga | Kaunas | Riga | Kaunas | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -2° | -3° | 52 | 57 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -2° | -2° | 43 | 45 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 3° | 4° | 41 | 46 |
| April | 7 | 26 | 9° | 12° | 43 | 47 |
| May | 47 | 63 | 15° | 18° | 44 | 68 |
| June | 69 | 73 | 19° | 21° | 69 | 80 |
| July | 75 | 69 | 22° | 23° | 72 | 100 |
| August | 75 | 72 | 21° | 23° | 73 | 88 |
| September | 59 | 58 | 17° | 17° | 55 | 56 |
| October | 13 | 12 | 10° | 10° | 71 | 71 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 5° | 4° | 68 | 60 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 1° | -1° | 57 | 57 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Kaunas · May Kaunas · Jun Kaunas · Jul Riga · Aug Riga · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Riga averages 0/100, Kaunas 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (1°C vs 0°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kaunas (average score 30/100 vs 18). Kaunas is the warmer, around 11°C daytime highs vs 9°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Riga averages 73/100, Kaunas 71/100. Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 22°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Riga averages 36/100, Kaunas 35/100. Daytime highs are similar (14°C vs 14°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Riga weather by month · Kaunas weather by month.
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