Lithuania
Vilnius in December
❄️ Snowy winterCold and some showers.
🎒 Pack: winter coat, gloves & hat
Why December scores 7.0What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort4.8
- !Cold (0°C highs / -4°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point -3°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~51 mm rain)
- !Grey, overcast skies (~86% cloud cover on average)
- Air quality8.8
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~12 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Dec | Jun | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.0 Good | 9.5 Excellent |
| Season | ❄️ Snowy winter | ☀️ Summer |
| High / low | 0° / -4° | 22° / 11° |
| Rain | 51 mm | 65 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt -3° | dew pt 12° |
| PM2.5 | 12 µg/m³ | 5 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Vilnius weather-station normals. Rainfall: Vilnius weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Christmas 24–27 Dec · 4 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore VilniusEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyLithuania's capital, known for its large Baroque old town, churches and the self-declared artists' republic of Užupis.
Christmas tree and marketDate variesUsually late November to early January
A large decorated tree with a Christmas market on Cathedral Square.
Why go: Very cold; dress warmly.
Where: Cathedral Square
Coming up later
Restoration of the State DayEvery year16 February every year
Lithuania's day marking its 1918 independence declaration.
Why go: Public holiday with ceremonies and events.
Where: Across the city
Kaziukas FairDate variesUsually the weekend nearest 4 March
A large folk craft fair honouring St Casimir.
Why go: Look for verbos, the woven palm decorations.
Where: Old town streets
Joninės (Midsummer)Every year23–24 June every year
Midsummer celebrations with bonfires.
Why go: 24 June is a public holiday.
Where: Countryside and parks
Vilnius Old Town
A UNESCO-listed old town with Baroque churches and cobbled streets.
Gediminas Tower
The remains of the upper castle on a hill above the old town.
Gate of Dawn
A city gate with a chapel housing a revered icon of the Virgin Mary.
Užupis
A bohemian district that declared itself a republic, with its constitution on a wall.
Vilnius Cathedral
The neoclassical cathedral and free-standing bell tower on Cathedral Square.
Trakai Island Castle
A red-brick castle on a lake about 30 minutes from Vilnius.
Cepelinai
Large potato dumplings stuffed with meat, served with sour cream and bacon.
💡 Traditional restaurants
Šaltibarščiai
Cold pink beetroot soup with kefir, served with hot potatoes.
💡 Restaurants, mainly in summer
Kibinai
Pastries filled with meat from the Karaim tradition.
💡 Trakai
Kepta duona
Fried rye bread strips with garlic, a beer snack.
💡 Bars
Amber
Baltic amber jewellery.
💡 Old town shops
Linen
Lithuanian linen tablecloths, towels and clothing.
💡 Craft shops
Šakotis
A tree-shaped spit cake.
💡 Bakeries and markets