Viesīte
Zemgale · Latvia
A small Latvian town in the hilly Selonia region, Viesīte sits at the crossroads of roads connecting Jēkabpils and Riga, close to the Lithuanian border. Points of local interest include a museum of local history, a Freedom Church, a Culture Castle, and memorial rooms dedicated to Professor Pauls Stradiņš and writer Anna Brodele. The town's coat of arms features five golden acorns on a purple background, representing the Selonia district's identity.
- Population1,473
- Nearest water from center 2.7 km1.7 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
-4°25°
55mm2.2in
F
-4°26°
50mm2.0in
M
0°32°
50mm1.9in
A
7°44°
50mm2.0in
M
12°54°
70mm2.8in
J
16°61°
85mm3.4in
J
19°65°
85mm3.4in
A
18°64°
85mm3.3in
S
13°55°
65mm2.5in
O
7°44°
65mm2.6in
N
2°35°
60mm2.3in
D
-2°29°
55mm2.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗