Lake swimming in Lithuania: 2025 water quality
Lithuania reported 80 lake bathing waters for the 2025 season. 91.3% were classified Excellent — 4.6 points above the 86.7% for all 120 bathing waters in the country — and 0 were Poor. 55 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 19 countries with at least 30 lake bathing waters, Lithuania ranks 5 by Excellent share.
lake bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
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Map of lake bathing waters
How lake bathing waters in Lithuania rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | 73 | 91.3% | 0 |
| 2024 | 79 | 71 | 89.9% | 0 |
| 2023 | 78 | 73 | 93.6% | 0 |
| 2022 | 78 | 74 | 94.9% | 0 |
| 2021 | 75 | 72 | 96% | 1 |
| 2020 | 75 | 68 | 90.7% | 0 |
| 2019 | 74 | 67 | 90.5% | 0 |
| 2018 | 72 | 66 | 91.7% | 1 |
| 2017 | 69 | 63 | 91.3% | 1 |
| 2016 | 69 | 62 | 89.9% | 0 |
| 2015 | 66 | 61 | 92.4% | 0 |
Most consistent Excellent lakes
55 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 60 are shown.
- AKMENOS 11 seasons
- ALAUSO 11 seasons
- ANCIOS 11 seasons
- ARIMAICIU 11 seasons
- AZUOLU SALOS 11 seasons
- BALSIO 11 seasons
- BALTAJO 11 seasons
- BELIO 11 seasons
- BERZYNELIO 11 seasons
- BRIDVAISIO 11 seasons
- BUBIU 11 seasons
- DAUGU 11 seasons
- DEREZNYCIOS 11 seasons
- DUSIOS 11 seasons
- GALVES 11 seasons
- GAVIO 11 seasons
- GELUVOS 11 seasons
- GERMANTO 11 seasons
- GILIAUS 11 seasons
- GLUKO 11 seasons
- ILGIO 11 seasons
- JAUNIMO PARKO 11 seasons
- KLOVINIU 11 seasons
- LAICIU 11 seasons
- LAMPEDZIU 11 seasons
- LENTVARIO 11 seasons
- LINELIO 11 seasons
- LUKOS 11 seasons
- LUKSTO 11 seasons
- LUSIU 11 seasons
- MAZOSIOS DAILIDES 11 seasons
- METELIO 11 seasons
- ORIJOS 11 seasons
- PASTOVIO 11 seasons
- PASVINIO 11 seasons
- PLATELIU MIESTELIO 11 seasons
- PLOKSTINES 11 seasons
- ROKISKIO 11 seasons
- RUBIKIU 11 seasons
- SARTU 11 seasons
- SARTU 11 seasons
- SKAISCIO 11 seasons
- SKUODO 11 seasons
- SNAIGYNO 11 seasons
- SUJAINIU 11 seasons
- TAPELIU I PAPLUDIMIO 11 seasons
- TAURAGNO 11 seasons
- TOTORISKIU 11 seasons
- VILKOKSNIO 11 seasons
- VISAGINO 11 seasons
- VYZUONOS 11 seasons
- YGLOS 11 seasons
- ZALTYCIO 11 seasons
- ZARASAICIO 11 seasons
- ZARASO 11 seasons
- PARSEZERIO 10 seasons
- DAUNISKIO 9 seasons
- DIDZIOSIOS DAILIDES 9 seasons
- VIJUNELES 9 seasons
- ILGIO 8 seasons
Lakes rated Poor in 2025
None of the 80 lake bathing waters in Lithuania was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Declined (3)
- CENTRINE Excellent → Good
- PAEZERIU Good → Sufficient
- ZEMAICIU NAUMIESCIO Good → Sufficient
Lake bathing waters by county
| County | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vilnius County | 19 | 89.5% | 0 |
| Klaipėda County | 3 | 33.3% | 0 |
Counties with at least three lake bathing waters; counts include only this water type.
Near which major cities?
Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:
- Vilnius 17 lake bathing waters within 60 km
Lakes compared across Europe
| # | Country | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 254 | 96.9% | 1 |
| 2 | Finland | 211 | 95.7% | 0 |
| 3 | Denmark | 123 | 94.3% | 0 |
| 4 | Germany | 1,893 | 91.8% | 3 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 80 | 91.3% | 0 |
| 6 | Czechia | 62 | 90.3% | 0 |
| 7 | Portugal | 49 | 89.8% | 1 |
| 8 | Italy | 673 | 88.4% | 5 |
| 9 | France | 845 | 86.7% | 15 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 135 | 86.7% | 4 |
| 11 | Sweden | 210 | 82.4% | 6 |
| 12 | Estonia | 30 | 80% | 0 |
| 13 | Spain | 109 | 79.8% | 4 |
| 14 | Belgium | 77 | 79.2% | 1 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 587 | 70.5% | 26 |
| 16 | Slovakia | 40 | 70% | 0 |
| 17 | Hungary | 247 | 69.6% | 3 |
| 18 | Croatia | 34 | 67.6% | 0 |
| 19 | Poland | 489 | 60.1% | 5 |
Countries with at least 30 lake bathing waters. Networks differ in size and in how sites are designated, so this is a descriptive comparison, not a safety ranking.
Quick answers
- How many lake bathing waters in Lithuania are rated Excellent?
- 73 of 80 (91.3%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
- Which lakes in Lithuania have the best long-term record?
- 55 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example AKMENOS, ALAUSO, ANCIOS. See the full list.
- Can I check current conditions?
- The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Bathing-water quality (Institute of Hygiene). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.
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