Klaipeda City Municipality

klaipėda - the third largest city of lithuania – is situated in the western part of the country. it is an ice-free port with favourable geographical position (55o 43' north latitude, 21o 07' east longitude) on the coast of the baltic sea and curonian lagoon, within close distance to other baltic sea ports: kaliningrad (russia) and riga (latvia). the city covers 98, 35 km2. average monthly air temperature in klaipėda in january is –0,6o c, in july - +19,4o c. average annual temperature +8,4o c. annual precipitation rate – 770 mm.