The visitor season
Moderate season, nationally.
December records 49% of July's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.
A good place. At the right time.
Is December a good time?
National overnight stays are 49% of the July peak.
Weather falls below the very-good band in 2 scored regions.
Find your December baseBased on 2 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.
One month. 2 possibilities.
The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.
CountrysideCentral & western LithuaniaKaunas · Klaipėda · Curonian SpitRead the December guide ↗
Overall5.5/10#11 month here · Balanced
Weather3.5/10Fair37°F afternoons · 13 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CityVilnius regionVilnius · TrakaiRead the December guide ↗
Overall4.3/10#11 month here · Balanced
Weather3.3/10Fair35°F afternoons · 13 rain days
Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
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Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Lithuania's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Lithuania's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.
Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.
Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.
Weather across the country
Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.
Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.
Afternoons around 37°F (3°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 13 days with at least 1 mm of rain.
| Region | Afternoon | Night | Rain days | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central & western Lithuania | 37°F | 28°F | 13 | fair |
| Vilnius region | 35°F | 26°F | 13 | fair |
Before you go
The visitor season
December records 49% of July's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.
Hotel prices
−4% on Lithuania's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.
The national index cannot tell you which region has the cheapest rooms.
Holidays: 29% of people in Lithuania live where schools are out on a typical December 2026 day. Public holidays: 24 Dec Christmas Eve; 25 Dec Christmas Day; 26 Dec 2nd Day of Christmas. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Same country. A different chapter.
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Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Lithuania's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Lithuania) that month.
A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Lithuania's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is below EU average (86 where the EU average is 100). Full method.