Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kandava features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (30 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 679 mm (26.7 inches) and receives 136 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kandava enjoys an average of 3453 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 6 hours 48 minutes to 17 hours 45 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kandava are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 0 °C (30 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kandava experiences 18 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 99 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Average high | 1°C (34°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (30°F) | -2°C (30°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Mean minimum | -13°C (10°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -8°C (19°F) |
Minimum | -22°C (-8°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 6°C (42°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -15°C (6°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kandava, Tukuma novads, Latvia with other places around the world.
Kandava usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kandava are January, February and April. On average, 39 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) | 37 (1.5) | 49 (1.9) | 41 (1.6) | 52 (2.1) | 55 (2.2) | 87 (3.4) | 95 (3.7) | 62 (2.4) | 66 (2.6) | 52 (2.1) | 44 (1.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
The sunniest months in Kandava are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 15 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kandava: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 85 | 176 | 269 | 361 | 450 | 469 | 463 | 398 | 317 | 233 | 139 | 86 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 7h 28m | 9h 28m | 11h 52m | 14h 20m | 16h 32m | 17h 45m | 17h 6m | 15h 5m | 12h 42m | 10h 17m | 8h 3m | 6h 48m |
Kandava experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 6 - 7, which corresponds to the High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kandava UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |