Kaunas weather in September

September in Kaunas: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Kaunas🇱🇹 Lithuania · Baltics · City83
  1. 32Jan
  2. 42Feb
  3. 59Mar
  4. 73Apr
  5. 81May
  6. 91Jun
  7. 88Jul
  8. 93Aug
  9. 83Sep
  10. 63Oct
  11. 49Nov
  12. 37Dec

#4 of 12 months in Kaunas · #570 of 1413 destinations to visit in September · comfort 83/100 (tier A)

Days
19°C
Nights
10°C
Wet days
9
Sun
8.2 h
Humidity
76%
Daylight
13 h
Kaunas, Lithuania
Photo: Erika Žigutytė · Pexels

Traveller notes on Kaunas in September

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 — September

Daytime high19°C / 67°F😎 nice
Nighttime low10°C / 49°F
Feels like (high)18°C / 64°F
Rainfall43 mm / 1.7 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days9 days
Humidity76%💦 very humid
Dew point10°C / 50°F
Sunshine8.2 h/day
Daylight12.7 h
Wind17 km/h / 10 mph
Air quality (US AQI)35🍃 good

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

Crowds in Kaunas in September

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.

BusyAURA International Dance Festival, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(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).

Fair weatherKaunas's weather peaks June–August.

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What's on in Kaunas in September

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

  • Festival

    AURA International Dance Festival

    25 Sep – 10 Oct · usuallyArts festivalCrowded

    Kaunas Dance Theatre Aura's international contemporary-dance festival has run every autumn since 1989, drawing touring companies to the city's stages for about a week. 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 September — FAQ

Is September a good time to visit Kaunas?
September in Kaunas: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #4 of 12 months for Kaunas on SeasonMap's comfort score (83/100).
What is the weather like in Kaunas in September?
In September, Kaunas averages a daily high of 19.4°C and a low of 9.6°C, with about 43 mm of rain over roughly 8.5 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Kaunas in September?
Kaunas has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 35 in September.

Within 300 km: Vilnius' Capital Days around 28 Aug – 10 Sep, and Kaliningrad's Migration on the Curonian Spit around 15 Aug – 31 Oct.