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32 INTRODUCING EST ONIA , LA T VIA AND LITHU ANIA

The Climate of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
With the Baltic Sea as a moderating influence, the Baltic region
has a temperate climate without the extremes that afflict
neighbouring Russia. Winters are gloomy, however, with short
days and bitter winds. The first snow usually falls in November, WESTERN
and inland there can be constant snow cover from December ESTONIA
to April. The snowy season is shorter on the coast, where
temperatures are noticeably lower in summer and higher in
Pärnu
winter. At other times the weather is unpredictable, with rain Kuressaare
even in the middle of summer, when days are long and warm.

PÄRNU
Average monthly
21/70 maximum temperature
° C/F 13/55 Ventspils
9/48
7/45
4/39
0/32
-3/27 Average monthly
minimum temperature WESTERN
-9/16 Rīga
LATVIA
6 10 3 1
Average daily hours of
hrs hrs hrs hr Jelgava
sunshine Liepāja
36 72 60 36
Average monthly
mm mm mm mm
rainfall
month Apr Jul Oct Jan
WESTERN Šiauliai
LIEPĀJA
Klaipėda LITHUANIA
20/68
° C/F 14/57 11/52
8/47 6/43
2/36
-1/30
-5/23
6 9 3 1
hrs hrs hrs hr Kaunas
37 66 77 53
mm mm mm mm
month Apr Jul Oct Jan

KLAIPĖDA RĪGA KAUNAS
20/68 22/72 22/72
° C/F ° C/F ° C/F
14/57 12/54 12/54
9/48 10/50 10/50 11/52 12/54 11/52
6/43
2/36 1/34 4/39 2/36 4/39
0/31 -2/28 -3/27
-5/23 -8/18 -9/16
6 9 3 1 6 10 3 1 6 9 3 1
hrs hrs hrs hr hrs hrs hrs hr hrs hrs hrs hr
36 74 80 50 41 85 60 34 42 80 45 39
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
month Apr Jul Oct Jan month Apr Jul Oct Jan month Apr Jul Oct Jan