Cape Kolka
Cape Kolka (Livonian: Kūolka nanā, Latvian: Kolkasrags, Old High German: Domesnes) is a cape on the Baltic Sea, near the entry to Gulf of Riga, on the Livonian coast, in the Courland Peninsula of Latvia. The cape is surrounded by the Irbe Strait (Irbes šaurums) which serves as the natural border with Estonia. Cape Kolka represents the north-western limit of the Gulf of Riga. East of the cape is the island of Ruhnu (Estonia) that lies in the middle of the Gulf.
Cape Kolka
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 Cape Kolka | |
  Cape Kolka | |
| Coordinates: 57°45′32.2″N 22°36′17.1″E | |
| Offshore water bodies | Irbe Strait, Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Kolka Signpost
Near the cape is Kolka lighthouse and the village of Kolka. There is a line of picturesque old Livonian settlements along the Baltic Sea shore, including Vaide, Saunags, Pitrags, Košrags and Sīkrags.
Climate
| Climate data for Cape Kolka (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1980−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.0 (50.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
7.2 (44.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.9 (−18.2) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.5 (1.63) |
34.6 (1.36) |
33.4 (1.31) |
31.8 (1.25) |
32.0 (1.26) |
60.3 (2.37) |
74.0 (2.91) |
77.6 (3.06) |
58.1 (2.29) |
71.7 (2.82) |
54.1 (2.13) |
48.4 (1.91) |
617.5 (24.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 113.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 30.6 | 64.7 | 148.2 | 214.8 | 270.3 | 284.4 | 265.9 | 226.2 | 161.6 | 94.5 | 31.4 | 26.7 | 1,819.3 |
| Source: infoclimat.fr[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Normales et records pour la période 1991-2020 à Kolka". infoclimat.fr. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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