Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius
Vilnius is a capital city in Lithuania. It has a population of about 619,405 (2026). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Now13°C
Best timeMay · Jul · Sep
Population619,405
Local time16:32
54.69° N, 25.28° EElevation 98 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
Postal codes01001, 01013 …October: high / low11° / 4°
Rain this month55mm
Best timeMay · Jul · Sep
Best: May · Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Vilnius at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:01 · 18:0610 h 05 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:42Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 5Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitMay · Jul · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month24°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-6°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
86 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
39 mm of rain
Monuments nearby1+
1 of them World Heritage
How Vilnius has grown
People living in the built-up area (89 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+4%328k in 1975 → 339k in 2025Weather in Vilnius
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
13°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 18 km/h · humidity 76%
Today22 Oct15°11°
Fri23 Oct13°8°4.6 mm
Sat24 Oct14°5°
Sun25 Oct14°5°
Mon26 Oct11°7°5.1 mm
Tue27 Oct11°5°
Wed28 Oct12°3°
Thu29 Oct13°7°3.4 mm
Fri30 Oct11°8°0.5 mm
Sat31 Oct11°2°
When to go to Vilnius
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 11 | 19 | 23 | 45 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| High | -1° | 0° | 5° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 18° | 11° | 4° | 0° |
| Low | -6° | -6° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 9° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Rain (mm) | 48 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 59 | 76 | 86 | 73 | 64 | 55 | 49 | 54 |
| Wet days | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
What's on in Vilnius
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
Compensa koncertų salėKernavės g. 84, 08216 · 2.5 km
3 showsLoftasVytenio g. 50, Vilnius, 03229 Vilniaus m. sav. · 2.1 km
3 shows2 shows
Pramogų ArenaĄžuolyno g. 9 · 3.3 km
1 showsVilnius's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Vilnius
UNESCO0.7 km
Vilnius Old Town
Museum0.5 km
Energy and Technology MuseumBuilt 2002
Museum0.6 km
National Museum of LithuaniaBuilt 1952More museums: Beatričė’s House · Ekspozicija „Tuskulėnų dvaro paslaptys“ · Gediminas Tower · Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademijos muziejus · Amber Museum-Gallery · Gintaro muziejus · Habil. dr. E. Šimkūnaitės memorialinė ekspozicija · Museum of Illusions · Ivano Luckevičiaus vardo gudų muziejus · Jono Meko vizualiųjų menų centras · Kazio Varnelio namai-muziejus · Lietuvos aklųjų istorijos muziejus
Outdoors around Vilnius
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Pelėdų parkasZoos
1.5 kmPapiškių piliakalnisViewpoints
1.8 kmDowntown Forest CampingCamp sites
1.9 kmMontis Magia laipiojimo centrasClimbing
2.2 kmBonobo ClimbingClimbing
2.3 kmZooparkZoos
2.8 kmLiepkalnisSki area · 5 km of pistes · 10 lifts
4.1 kmNature around Vilnius
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Lithuania seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Vilnius
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 4 · 3 km
Ordovician · 4
Universities and research institutes
Vilnius UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1579
Vilnius Academy of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1793
Lithuanian Academy of Music and TheatreUniversity or college · founded 1919
Vilnius Cooperative CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1930
Lithuanian Geological SurveyUniversity or college · founded 1940
Lithuanian Institute of HistoryUniversity or college · founded 1952
Vilnius College of DesignUniversity or college · founded 1954
Vilnius College of Technologies and DesignUniversity or college · founded 1954
Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1956
International Business School at Vilnius UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1989
Vilnius Business CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1989
Mykolas Romeris UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1991
European Humanities UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1992
International School of Law and BusinessUniversity or college · founded 1998
ISM University of Management and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1999
Vilnius University of Applied SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2000
Kazimieras Simonavičius UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Institute of Lithuanian Literature and FolkloreResearch institute · founded 1939
State Research Institute Centre for Innovative MedicineResearch institute · founded 1945
Institute of the Lithuanian LanguageResearch institute · founded 1990
Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian EconomicsResearch institute · founded 1990
Law Institute of LithuaniaResearch institute · founded 1991
Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of LithuaniaResearch institute · founded 1997
Baltic Institute of Advanced TechnologyResearch institute · founded 2008
Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyResearch institute · founded 2010
Towns and villages around Vilnius
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Pavilnys3.2 kmSapieginė4.4 kmRibiškės4.4 kmŽemasis Pavilnys5.5 kmValakampiai5.6 kmPylimėliai5.7 kmAukštasis Pavilnys5.8 kmŽemieji Paneriai6.1 kmBukčiai6.2 kmRokantiškės6.5 kmAukštagiris6.7 kmKalnai6.9 kmTurniškės7.3 kmDvarčionys7.5 kmRokantiškės7.6 kmAžuolijai7.6 kmJočionys7.6 kmDidieji Pupojai7.7 kmPaneriai8.1 kmKrempliai8.2 kmMažieji Pupojai8.2 kmPupinė8.3 kmGariūnai8.5 kmKriaučiūnai8.9 kmStaviškės8.9 kmBaniškės9.2 kmVanaginė9.2 kmPrašiškės9.4 kmGvazdikai9.4 kmAukštieji Paneriai9.5 kmAukštoji Riešė9.6 kmVeržuva9.9 kmŠilėnai10 kmVerkiu Riešė10 kmŽemoji Veržuva11 kmBabiniai11 kmNeravai11 kmBaraškos11 kmMažieji Gulbinai11 kmOžkiniai11 kmDvarykščiai11 kmNaujoji11 kmLiudvinavas11 kmVaguva11 kmVismaliukai11 kmDidieji Gulbinai11 kmŽemieji Karačiūnai12 kmKazbėjai12 kmAukštoji Veržuva12 kmPečiukai12 kmBalsiai12 kmKazbiejų Naujakiemis12 kmNaujakiemis12 kmAukštieji Karačiūnai13 kmSalos13 kmLiepynė13 kmKryžiokai13 kmDaniliškės13 kmŠilinė14 kmTrakų Vokė14 kmVaidegiai14 kmAntaviliai14 kmMykolinė15 km
Vilnius from above
Around Vilnius28 places to see, do and reach nearby
Jeruzalė ReservoirNature6.5 kmSalotėNature6.7 kmBalsysNature12 kmGulbinas, VilniusNature12 kmGelūžėNature8.0 kmGineitiškių LakeNature8.1 kmBažnytėlėNature23 kmPilies IslandNature23 kmAukštojas HillMountain29 kmJuozapinė HillMountain28 kmLiepkalnisSki area4.1 kmVilnius Old TownMonument0.7 kmEnergy and Technology MuseumMuseum0.5 kmNational Museum of LithuaniaMuseum0.6 kmMuseum of Occupations and Freedom FightsMuseum0.6 kmLithuanian National Museum of ArtMuseum1.1 kmVilna Gaon Jewish Museum of Jewish HistoryMuseum1.7 kmVilniusStation2.2 kmPavilnysStation5.0 kmNaujoji VilniaStation8.3 kmŽaliasis tiltasFerry port0.2 kmMindaugo tiltasFerry port0.6 kmLentvarisPlace16 kmTrakaiPlace23 kmNemėžisPlace7.6 kmRudaminaPlace12 kmSkaidiškėsPlace11 kmNemenčinėPlace21 km
Postal codes
010010101301025010310104701100–0114101143–0114401200–0121501300–0131401400–01402030010301103100–0315503157–0315803200–0323103233070010700407100–071960800108009080130801808100–0812908200–0824708301–083050831108313–0833208337–0833908341–0834409001090080902009100–0913309200–0923309300–09321
Getting to Vilnius
Vilnius International AirportVNO
6.1 kmKaunas International AirportKUN
82 kmMinsk National AirportMSQ
200 kmVilniusRailway station
2.2 kmPavilnysRailway station
5 kmNaujoji VilniaRailway station
8.3 kmŽaliasis tiltasFerry port
0.2 kmMindaugo tiltasFerry port
0.6 kmPlaces near Vilnius
Places with a climate like Vilnius
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Vilnius?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Vilnius.
What is the hottest month in Vilnius?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24°C and lows of 14°C.
What is the coldest month in Vilnius?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of -1°C and lows of -6°C.
What is the rainiest month in Vilnius?
July is the wettest month with about 86 mm of precipitation on 17 wet days.
What is the postal code of Vilnius?
Vilnius has 483 postal codes: 01001, 01013, 01025, 01031, 01047, 01100–01141, 01143–01144, 01200–01215, 01300–01314, 01400–01402, 03001, 03011 ….