Best time to visit Palanga

Re-score for me — drag the dial — every chart recolours live for your heat & sea limits 27°C · sea 29°C
I'm comfortable up to 27°C feels-like
22° heat-averse 30° heat-loving

Default 27 °C is the upper edge of the Holiday Climate Index "ideal comfort" band (Scott, Rutty, Amelung & Tang, 2016). Above this, most warm-tourism travellers report measurable discomfort.

Sea feels bathtub at 29°C
26° strict 31° tolerant

Default 29 °C is the Beach Climate Index "bathtub" line (Morgan et al.) — where the sea stops being refreshing and starts feeling like a warm bath.

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Sea temp cold <18° chilly 18–21° ideal 22–26° warm 27–28° bathtub 29–30° too warm ≥31°
Recent · 2020-2024
Interest Google Trends 2021-2025 searches, not arrivals (?)
Sea Nov 2022 – Dec 2024 (?)
Day · avg daily high (?)
Night · avg overnight low (?)
UV index · On a typical day around midday, UV is about this (?)
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On the sunniest 1 in 10 days, UV reaches this — and even higher
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PM2.5 air quality · on a typical day (?)
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On the worst 1 in 10 days, PM2.5 reaches this — and even higher
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June 8/10 feels 20°C (+2°C vs 1991-2020) · HCI 83/100
Day 21° · Night 13° 64% humidity 18 km/h wind 12 rain days (103h) 313h sun sea 17°C
Thermal 8
Sky 9
Rain 7
Wind 10

Higher = better, including rain & wind (green = "doesn't hurt the score", not "lots of it").

How is this scored? HCI / Steadman / CCI gate — full methodology and citations below.

Compare with another destination

Add as many as you like — stacked below the main strips above. Each row is just the recent-window score strip and (for beach destinations) sea-temperature strip.

Similar climatesKlaipėda98% · Pärnu92% · Sopot90%

Other destinations with the most-alike year-round climate to Palanga (apparent temperature, rain hours, sunshine — matched within the same trip-profile). The ±N chip compares each match's typical score for the current month against Palanga's. Based on the 2020-2024 climatology, not this year's actual weather.

Month-by-month

Month Temp °C Feels °C Rain days Rain h Rain h/day Humidity Wind km/h Sun h UV Interest Score
Jan -1–3 -2 18 242 13.4 83% 27 53 — Quiet 3
Feb -1–4 -1 14 181 12.9 80% 26 100 1 Quiet 4
Mar 0–6 2 11 123 11.2 70% 23 187 2 Quiet 6
Apr 3–10 6 10 121 12.1 66% 23 227 3 Quiet 7
May 8–16 13 9 99 11.0 60% 20 302 4 Quiet 8
Jun 13–21 20 12 103 8.6 64% 18 313 5 Quiet 8
Jul 15–22 21 16 180 11.3 67% 20 311 5 Quiet 6
Aug 15–22 22 16 178 11.1 68% 19 265 4 Peak 6
Sep 12–18 17 9 121 13.4 69% 20 220 3 Quiet 8
Oct 8–13 10 15 197 13.1 76% 25 136 1 Quiet 5
Nov 4–7 3 15 210 14.0 82% 23 72 — Quiet 4
Dec -1–3 -2 17 240 14.1 85% 24 43 — Quiet 3

UV Index in Palanga by Month

UV index in Palanga peaks at 5 (moderate) in June, dropping to 0 (low) in January.

Best months in detail

June

8/10

13–21°C · 12 rain days (103h) · 313 sun hours · 64% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 5 (moderate) · sunniest 1 in 10 days reach 6 (high)

May

8/10

8–16°C (feels 13°C) · 9 rain days (99h) · 302 sun hours · 60% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 4 (moderate)

September

8/10

12–18°C (feels 17°C) · 9 rain days (121h) · 220 sun hours · 69% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 3 (low) · sunniest 1 in 10 days reach 4 (moderate)

Every month

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January

3/10

-1–3°C (feels -2°C) · 18 rain days (242h) · 53 sun hours · 83% humidity · Quiet crowd

February

4/10

-1–4°C (feels -1°C) · 14 rain days (181h) · 100 sun hours · 80% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 1 (low)

March

6/10

0–6°C (feels 2°C) · 11 rain days (123h) · 187 sun hours · 70% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 2 (low)

April

7/10

3–10°C (feels 6°C) · 10 rain days (121h) · 227 sun hours · 66% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 3 (low) · sunniest 1 in 10 days reach 4 (moderate)

July

6/10

15–22°C · 16 rain days (180h) · 311 sun hours · 67% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 5 (moderate)

August

6/10

15–22°C · 16 rain days (178h) · 265 sun hours · 68% humidity · Peak crowd · UV 4 (moderate)

October

5/10

8–13°C (feels 10°C) · 15 rain days (197h) · 136 sun hours · 76% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 1 (low)

November

4/10

4–7°C (feels 3°C) · 15 rain days (210h) · 72 sun hours · 82% humidity · Quiet crowd

December

3/10

-1–3°C (feels -2°C) · 17 rain days (240h) · 43 sun hours · 85% humidity · Quiet crowd

Frequently asked questions about visiting Palanga

When is the best time to visit Palanga?

June is the highest-scoring month (8/10 on the Holiday Climate Index). Typical conditions: 13–21°C (12 rainy days). The top three months by score are June, May, September.

What is the worst time to visit Palanga?

December is the lowest-scoring month (3/10). Typical conditions: -1–3°C (17 rainy days).

When are crowds lowest in Palanga?

Search-interest seasonality (Google Trends 2021-2025) is lowest in January and peaks in August. Interest tracks both in-trip visitors and lead-time planners, so treat it as a "destination is on people's minds" signal rather than literal arrivals.

Which months in Palanga have good weather but fewer tourists?

May (climate 8/10, crowd index 0) and June (climate 8/10, crowd index 0) — shoulder months with above-average climate and below-median search-interest. Often the best value-for-weather trade.

What is the UV index in Palanga by month?

UV peaks at 5 (moderate) in June and is lowest in January at 0 (low). Monthly peak values: Jan —, Feb 1, Mar 2, Apr 3, May 4, Jun 5, Jul 5, Aug 4, Sep 3, Oct 1, Nov —, Dec —.

What is the UV index in Palanga in June?

June is the peak UV month in Palanga, with a daily-peak UV index of 5 (moderate). Standard sun protection — sunglasses and light SPF — is recommended.

How high can UV get in Palanga on the sunniest days?

Most days look like the monthly average, but on the sunniest ~1 in 10 days UV climbs higher than the mean suggests. June is the worst case: typical days average UV 5 (moderate), but the top 10% of days reach UV 6 (high) — and even higher. Months where the sunniest days routinely exceed the typical reading: April, June, September. Plan sun protection for the worst case, not the average.

Is air quality in Palanga bad for travelers?

PM2.5 (fine-particle pollution) exceeds the WHO sensitive-group guideline (15 µg/m³) in 3 months: February, March, December. The worst month is March with a typical-day mean of 9 µg/m³ (fair); on the worst 10% of days PM2.5 reaches 17 µg/m³ (unhealthy for sensitive) and higher. People with asthma, heart conditions, or sensitive children may want to avoid these months or limit outdoor activity. Source: CAMS via Open-Meteo.