🇱🇹Lithuania

Lithuania spans 53°54′–56°27′N as a Baltic state in northeastern Europe (approximately 65,300 km²) with a 99 km Baltic coast including the dramatic 98 km Curonian Spit dune barrier (UNESCO World Heritage). The gently rolling lowland sculpted by Pleistocene glaciation features countless lakes, morainic hills (Aukštojas at 294 m), and vast pine-birch forests. This produces a humid continental climate (Dfb) with Baltic maritime moderation, transitioning to milder oceanic tendencies (Cfb) on the coast near Klaipėda.

Vilnius averages −4°C in January and 18°C in July with 660 mm rainfall peaking in summer. Kaunas registers −5°C in January and 19°C in July with 620 mm. Klaipėda on the Baltic coast stays milder at −1°C in January and 18°C in July with 740 mm thanks to Baltic moderation. Snow cover typically persists 70–100 days annually. The all-time temperature range spans approximately −42.9°C (Utena, February 1956) to 37.5°C (Zarasai, July 1994). Major events include severe Storm Kyrill (January 2007, 1.4 million m³ of forest destroyed), Storm Anatol coastal flooding (December 1999), severe ice-jams at Klaipėda port, the 2018 drought, and accelerating Baltic ice decline since 2000.

Our archive covers 0 Lithuanian cities with daily ERA5 reanalysis data going back to 1940.4 million m³ of forest, the December 1999 Storm Anatol Baltic flood, the brutal summer 2018 drought, accelerating Baltic Sea winter ice decline, and intensifying Curonian Spit erosion.