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Kaunas

Kaunas, Lithuania
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Reaching Kaunas from London emits 48.3 kg CO₂e return by rail (29h 24m each way) against 411 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.1 °C in August and -1.3 °C in January.

Kaunas at the edge of Sūduva region is the second-largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 304,000 in 2024. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go: Kaunas is warmest in August (20.1 °C), sunniest in May (13.5 h a day); coldest in January (-1.3 °C). Month by month

48.3kg CO₂e return by rail, from London
411kg CO₂e return by air, from London
13.5hours of sunshine a day in May, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and one-way journey time to Kaunas. Times are modelled.
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam1,281 km37.8 kg24h 12m322 kg5h 12m
Barcelona2,188 km64.6 kg35h 12m550 kg6h 24m
Berlin739 km21.8 kg17h 24m186 kg4h 30m
Birmingham1,710 km61.4 kg32h 6m430 kg5h 48m
Bristol1,796 km62.0 kg32h 24m452 kg5h 54m
Brussels1,382 km40.8 kg25h 36m348 kg5h 18m
Cardiff1,832 km65.3 kg32h 42m461 kg5h 54m
Copenhagen723 km21.3 kg19h 6m182 kg4h 30m
Dublin1,958 km——493 kg6h 6m
Edinburgh1,703 km91.2 kg35h 6m428 kg5h 48m
Frankfurt1,156 km34.1 kg22h 36m291 kg5h
Glasgow1,770 km92.9 kg35h 18m445 kg5h 54m
Leeds1,645 km70.1 kg33h414 kg5h 42m
Lisbon3,047 km89.9 kg52h 42m766 kg7h 36m
Liverpool1,748 km71.3 kg33h440 kg5h 48m
London1,636 km48.3 kg29h 24m411 kg5h 42m
Madrid2,592 km76.5 kg38h 48m652 kg7h
Manchester1,698 km69.3 kg32h 54m427 kg5h 48m
Milan1,477 km43.6 kg31h 12m372 kg5h 30m
Munich1,135 km33.5 kg22h 18m285 kg5h
Newcastle1,621 km80.3 kg33h 36m408 kg5h 42m
Nottingham1,646 km62.4 kg32h 30m414 kg5h 42m
Oslo963 km28.4 kg22h 48m242 kg4h 48m
Paris1,617 km47.7 kg27h 6m407 kg5h 42m
Prague835 km24.6 kg21h 42m210 kg4h 36m
Rome1,669 km49.2 kg35h 12m420 kg5h 42m
Sheffield1,652 km66.6 kg32h 48m416 kg5h 42m
Southampton1,744 km57.2 kg32h 6m439 kg5h 48m
Stockholm605 km17.9 kg16h 18m152 kg4h 18m
Vienna907 km26.8 kg18h228 kg4h 42m
Warsaw353 km10.4 kg10h 24m88.9 kg4h
Zurich1,355 km40.0 kg26h 54m341 kg5h 18m

The year in Kaunas

Average temperature, °C — warmest in August
January: -1.3 °C-1.3 °CJanFebruary: 1.5 °CFebMarch: 3.8 °CMarApril: 8.7 °CAprMay: 14.2 °CMayJune: 18.2 °CJunJuly: 19.7 °CJulAugust: 20.1 °C20.1 °CAugSeptember: 17.5 °CSepOctober: 9.0 °COctNovember: 3.3 °CNovDecember: 1.4 °CDec
Sunshine, hours a day — brightest in May
January: 1.9 hJanFebruary: 3.0 hFebMarch: 6.9 hMarApril: 7.9 hAprMay: 13.5 h13.5 hMayJune: 13.4 hJunJuly: 12.4 hJulAugust: 11.8 hAugSeptember: 10.6 hSepOctober: 5.3 hOctNovember: 2.9 hNovDecember: 1.2 h1.2 hDec
Historical daily means for 2023–2024, by month (ERA5 reanalysis) — averaged across day and night
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C-1.31.53.88.714.218.219.720.117.59.03.31.4
Sun h/day1.93.06.97.913.513.412.411.810.65.32.91.2
Rain mm/day2.42.11.32.61.02.02.93.21.12.71.52.2

When to go

Kaunas is warmest in August at 20.1 °C but brightest in May, averaging 13.5 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -1.3 °C.

Three months worth booking

The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.

warmestAugust20.1 °C · 11.8 h sun · 3.2 mm rainSee rooms in August →sunniestMay14.2 °C · 13.5 h sun · 1.0 mm rainSee rooms in May →

How busy it gets

Kauno apskritis records 2.5 overnight stays per resident a year (1,485,242 nights in 2024). Comparatively quiet by European standards.

Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.

Where to stay in Kaunas

Places to stay in Kaunas, Lithuania, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.

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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.