Kaunas weather in February

February in Kaunas: freezing, a little rain, with clean air — a hit-or-miss time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Kaunas🇱🇹 Lithuania · Baltics · City42
  1. 32Jan
  2. 42Feb
  3. 59Mar
  4. 73Apr
  5. 81May
  6. 91Jun
  7. 88Jul
  8. 93Aug
  9. 83Sep
  10. 63Oct
  11. 49Nov
  12. 37Dec

#10 of 12 months in Kaunas · #1321 of 1413 destinations to visit in February · comfort 42/100 (tier F)

Days
2°C
Nights
-3°C
Wet days
11
Sun
4 h
Humidity
82%
Daylight
10 h
Kaunas, Lithuania
Photo: Erika Žigutytė · Pexels

Traveller notes on Kaunas in February

Other months in Kaunas

Forum posters describe December in Kaunas as capable of being very wintry, rainy and freezing, with temperatures typically hovering around 0C, though posters note a genuinely lucky sunny day is possible too. Posters consistently recommend thermal layers, a hat, scarf and gloves as standard preparation. Posters describe early December in some years as still more autumn-like than winter, with little or no snow yet, while days themselves are at their shortest of the year regardless. Posters generally recommend pairing a Kaunas visit with Vilnius, noting Christmas decorations typically go up ahead of the holidays and stay festive into early January. Posters generally rate December as cold and genuinely variable, workable with proper winter gear.
Tripadvisor community · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Kaunas forum regulars, drawing on the same regional conversation as Vilnius, call early June warm and pleasant, with typical readings “between 18°C-28°C,” though sometimes it's unexpectedly cold, sometimes hot year to year — genuine variability rather than a single reliable number. Summer overall gets rated the best season to visit, with the high 20s to low 30s not uncommon at the warmer end. Kaunas's own draw beyond the weather: Laisvės Alėja, the 1.6km pedestrianised main street, along with the Devil's Museum, the Čiurlionis art gallery, the 9th Fort and Pažaislis Monastery, plus riverside beaches reachable by bus or bike along the Nemunas. Our record: 23.8°C days, 14.1°C nights, 10.6 rain days and 12.7 hours of sun — warm and sunny, sitting in the middle of the “18-28°C, some years hotter” range forums describe.
Tripadvisor community · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Kaunas climate normals — February

Daytime high2°C / 36°F🥶 freezing
Nighttime low-3°C / 27°F
Feels like (high)-2°C / 28°F
Rainfall44 mm / 1.7 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days11 days
Humidity82%💦 very humid
Dew point-3°C / 27°F
Sunshine4 h/day
Daylight9.7 h
Wind19 km/h / 12 mph
Snowfall10.9 cm / 4.3 in
Air quality (US AQI)32🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Kaunas in February

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Quietschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather(estimated)

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Best months for Kaunas's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Toughest weatherKaunas's weather peaks June–August.

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What's on in Kaunas in February

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Festival

    Uzgavenes

    1 Feb – 10 Mar · usuallyCarnival

    Lithuania's pre-Lent carnival, forty-seven days before Easter: carved masks, a scripted fight between the fat man and the thin man, pancakes, and an effigy of winter burned at the end of it. Source ↗

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Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Kaunas — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Kaunas in February — FAQ

Is February a good time to visit Kaunas?
February in Kaunas: freezing, a little rain, with clean air — a hit-or-miss time to visit. It ranks #10 of 12 months for Kaunas on SeasonMap's comfort score (42/100).
What is the weather like in Kaunas in February?
In February, Kaunas averages a daily high of 2°C and a low of -3°C, with about 43.6 mm of rain over roughly 10.8 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Kaunas in February?
Kaunas has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 32 in February.
Does it snow in Kaunas in February?
Kaunas sees roughly 10.9 cm of snowfall in February.

Within 300 km: Vilnius' Uzgavenes around 5 Feb – 10 Mar, and Kaliningrad's Amber after the storms around 15 Oct – 31 Mar.