Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Nida Lithuania

In Nida, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 25°F to 71°F and is rarely below 8°F or above 80°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Nida for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.4 months, from May 31 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 63°F. The hottest month of the year in Nida is July, with an average high of 70°F and low of 57°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 22 to March 17, with an average daily high temperature below 40°F. The coldest month of the year in Nida is January, with an average low of 26°F and high of 33°F.

In Nida, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Nida begins around April 14 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around October 13.

The clearest month of the year in Nida is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 58% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 13 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around April 14.

The cloudiest month of the year in Nida is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 70% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Nida varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.1 months, from June 6 to February 11, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Nida is November, with an average of 10.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.9 months, from February 11 to June 6. The month with the fewest wet days in Nida is April, with an average of 5.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Nida is October, with an average of 9.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 34% on November 4.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Nida experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Nida. The month with the most rain in Nida is August, with an average rainfall of 2.3 inches.

The month with the least rain in Nida is February, with an average rainfall of 1.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Nida experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from November 12 to March 18, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Nida is December, with an average snowfall of 3.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.8 months, from March 18 to November 12. The least snow falls around July 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Nida varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 6 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 17 hours, 27 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:53 AM on June 18, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 9 minutes later at 9:03 AM on December 29. The earliest sunset is at 4:05 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 6 hours, 16 minutes later at 10:21 PM on June 23.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Nida during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Nida, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 3% of 3% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Nida experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from September 23 to March 18, with average wind speeds of more than 13.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Nida is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 16.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.1 months, from March 18 to September 23. The calmest month of the year in Nida is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Nida varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.5 months, from October 25 to December 8, with a peak percentage of 37% on November 23. The wind is most often from the west for 11 months, from December 8 to October 25, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 1.

Nida is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.7 months, from June 28 to September 19, with an average temperature above 60°F. The month of the year in Nida with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 65°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.0 months, from December 20 to April 21, with an average temperature below 42°F. The month of the year in Nida with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 36°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Nida throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nida for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nida for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Nida typically lasts for 6.1 months (187 days), from around April 21 to around October 25, rarely starting before April 5 or after May 7, and rarely ending before October 3 or after November 20.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Nida should appear around May 12, only rarely appearing before May 1 or after May 27.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 2 to August 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Nida is June, with an average of 6.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from October 19 to February 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Nida is December, with an average of 0.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nida are 55.309 deg latitude, 20.997 deg longitude, and 102 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nida contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 171 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 16 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (213 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (650 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nida is covered by water (55%) and trees (24%), within 10 miles by water (93%), and within 50 miles by water (47%) and trees (22%).