Lithuania / Klaipėda County
Curonian Spit
Curonian Spit is a beach facing east on the Baltic Sea, 4.1 km south-west of Nida (Klaipėda County, Lithuania). The sea averages 18.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.5 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average. Recorded status on Wikidata: World Heritage Site.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
The Curonian Spit, sometimes called Courish Split (Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija; Russian: Ку́ршская коса́ / Kurshskaya kosa, German: Kurische Nehrung), is a 98-kilometre-long (61 mi), thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia.
Wikidata item Q5595 · classified as spit and World Heritage Site.
Month by month
October at Curonian Spit
Beach-day index 2.2/10
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 3.8 °C | 2.5 °C | 2.6 °C | 5.1 °C | 9.6 °C | 14.2 °C | 17.8 °C | 18.9 °C | 16.2 °C | 12.4 °C | 8.9 °C | 6.0 °C |
| High °C | -0° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 6° | 2° |
| Low °C | -4° | -4° | -2° | 2° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 6° | 3° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 72 | 50 | 48 | 38 | 49 | 67 | 85 | 84 | 71 | 86 | 83 | 77 |
| Cloud % | 89 | 86 | 76 | 63 | 57 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 74 | 85 | 89 |
| Wind m/s | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Daylight h | 7.7 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.1 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Record high/low | 9°/-25° | 9°/-22° | 14°/-15° | 22°/-4° | 26°/-1° | 28°/5° | 29°/10° | 31°/9° | 27°/3° | 21°/-3° | 12°/-10° | 9°/-16° |
| Beach index | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in August; August scores 5.6/10 with highs of 21 °C, sea at 18.9 °C and 84 mm of rain.
Across the year the sea averages 9.8 °C, cooler than 90% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
October is the wettest month (86 mm) and April the driest (38 mm); the yearly total is about 810 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.2 hours in December to 17.4 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 21:13 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east (90°). Open water fills about 3% of the horizon close by, which makes it a sheltered cove or bay.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 228° to 316°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in March.
The opposite shore is only about 500 m away to the east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
Within 1 km, the land is 46% tree cover, 32% bare ground, sand or rock and 20% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a mixed, lightly developed setting. Water makes up 4% of that circle.
- Tree 46%
- Bare 32%
- Grass 20%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
The sea peaks at 18.9 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 2Bus stops (1.5 km)
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 3.1 km north (Senas Žvejas), the nearest grocery shop is 3.9 km north-east (Bottlery), the nearest fuel station is 3.0 km north (BALTIC PETROLEUM Station) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 4.0 km north-east (Eurovaistinė).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Senas Žvejas | 3.1 km | north |
| Groceries | Bottlery | 3.9 km | north-east |
| Accommodation | Nidos kempingas | 2.8 km | north |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Eurovaistinė | 4.0 km | north-east |
| Fuel station | BALTIC PETROLEUM Station | 3.0 km | north |
| Car park | — | 700 m | north-west |
| Public toilets | — | 2.5 km | north-east |
| Bus stop | МАПП «Куршская коса» | 700 m | north-west |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Around the beach
Nature
- Sklandytojų kopa peak 880 m NE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khrabrovo Airport Kaliningrad | KGD | 48.7 km | south-west |
| Palanga International Airport Palanga | PLQ | 78.1 km | north |
| Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport Gdańsk | GDN | 189 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 2 bus stops within 1.5 km and 1 mapped car park within 1 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 3.5K residents); within 30 km there are 4 (about 11.5K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 54,643 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in August (5,684 views), 1.8× the quietest month.
Map
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 12.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_34UDG_20240414_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.