Kaunas: man in black jacket statue near brown concrete building during daytime — Photo by Paulius Andriekus on Unsplash

Best time to visit Kaunas

Lithuania · Europe

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Kaunas

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Go in May or Jun — 18C max, 8 rainy days. Aug is the next best.

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Things to do in Kaunas

Devils' Museum Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876-1966) was a distinguished landscape painter but now is better known for his huge collection of sculptures of devils.
Kaunas Castle The first castle was built mid-14th century at the confluence of the rivers Nemunas and Neris.
Kaunas Mosque Dinky little whitewashed brick mosque and minaret built in 1930.
9th Fort Museum Fortress complex in Kaunas, Lithuania
Pažaislis Monastery Built from the 17th century as a Camaldolese monastery, this is a riot of Baroque thanks to its Italian architects and sculptors.
Perkūnas House A striking example of "flamboyant Gothic", from 1440 until 1532 this was the offices of the Hanseatic merchants, then became a Jesuit chapel.
Church of St Michael the Archangel This beautiful domed building closes off the prospect down Laisvės Aleja.

Tours and tickets in Kaunas

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Kaunas), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

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Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	0°	10d	86%	2.2h	avoid	bitter cold: 0C daily max
Feb	1°	6d	82%	4.1h	avoid	bitter cold: 1C daily max
Mar	7°	6d	74%	7.3h	ok	7C max, 6 rainy days
Apr	13°	7d	68%	9.5h	good	13C max, 7 rainy days
May	18°	8d	67%	11.6h	sweet spot	18C max, 8 rainy days
Jun	23°	8d	69%	13.3h	sweet spot	23C max, 8 rainy days
Jul	23°	10d	73%	12.0h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Aug	23°	8d	74%	11.2h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Sep	19°	8d	76%	9.1h	good	19C max, 8 rainy days
Oct	12°	10d	83%	5.5h	ok	12C max, 10 rainy days
Nov	6°	7d	87%	2.4h	avoid	bitter cold: 6C daily max
Dec	2°	9d	88%	1.5h	avoid	bitter cold: 2C daily max

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at the old town, 12 km from the airport (KUN): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in July and August; quietest in January.

Then and now

Kaunas's March days now average 7.4°C, 3.5°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 8 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	-1.9°	-1.3°	3.8°	10.9°	18.0°	19.6°	21.3°	20.6°	15.8°	11.0°	4.0°	0.2°
2017–26	0.1°	1.4°	7.4°	12.5°	17.6°	22.9°	23.3°	23.3°	19.0°	12.4°	5.9°	2.2°
Change	+2.0°	+2.7°	+3.5°	+1.6°	-0.4°	+3.3°	+2.1°	+2.7°	+3.2°	+1.4°	+1.9°	+2.0°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far Kaunas is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and F plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for Lithuania: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Lithuania uses the euro. The vast majority of shops, restaurants and hotels take cards, contactless included, but carry some cash for markets and fairs and for remote places and rural homesteads. Card and ATM fraud occurs in tourist areas: use cash machines inside a bank or in a public place, and cover the keypad.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — Appreciated, though less ingrained than in some countries: 5% is standard, and it may already be on the bill, or the card machine may invite you to add it.

Getting around Kaunas

Apps — Rides: Bolt, Etransport, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Book taxis through an app or by phoning a registered firm whose cars use a meter, make sure the meter is on, and ask for a printed receipt. At the airport, use only the official taxi rank in front of arrivals, where fares are capped.

Some 43 bus and 15 trolleybus routes criss-cross the city, running from 05:00 to 23:00. Use e-tickets or buy a ticket on board (with coins or debit/credit card). More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Kaunas, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 8 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Kaunas in pictures

Kaunas . Vytautas the Great Bridge (1) — i

PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vilniaus Street Scene, Kaunas, Lithuania Diliff — i

Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kaunas Castle in 2011 — i

Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Kaunas is like

Kaunas at the edge of Sūduva region is the second-largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 304,000 in 2024. The main reason to visit is its Old Town, connected to the 19th-century New Town along Laisvės alėja. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: City sightseeing tours are available, see Kaunas IN offerings. They also tout a Kaunastic card but this is simply a gift card for retail outlets, it doesn't grant entry to the sights or rides on the buses. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: State Musical Theatre, Laisvės al 91. Variety of classical opera and operettas in their original language. Kaunas Chamber Theatre, Kestucio g 74A (east side of Musical Theatre). More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Kaunas International Airport (KUN IATA), Oro Uosto g 4 (14 km northeast of Kaunas on A6/E262). More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Usual precautions about traffic, safeguarding valuables and avoiding damnfool drunks. The station area can be rough at night. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Kaunas, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Kaunas

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Kaunas is in Lithuania, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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