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Bathing water quality in Vilnius County, Lithuania

Vilnius County has 26 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (19 lake and 7 river). 80.8% were classified Excellent — 5.9 points below the 86.7% across Lithuania — and 2 were Poor. 13 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.

26

official bathing waters

80.8%

Excellent in 2025

2

Poor in 2025

Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Before you swim in Vilnius County

Institute of Hygiene (Higienos institutas) with the municipalities

Bathing season in Lithuania: 1 June – 15 September unless the municipality sets another period. Results must be posted within one working day of receipt; most bathing waters are lakes.

Annual EEA classes do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. National information last checked 2026-11-01.

Bathing-water quality (Institute of Hygiene) →

Map of official bathing waters in Vilnius County

Excellent 21Good 3Poor 2
VALAKUPIU II PAPLUDIMIO: Excellent (2025)BELIO: Excellent (2025)GALVES: Excellent (2025)PABRADES: Excellent (2025)TAPELIU I PAPLUDIMIO: Excellent (2025)TAPELIU II PAPLUDIMIO: Excellent (2025)SIRVINTU: Excellent (2025)BILDZIU II PAPLUDIMIO: Excellent (2025)BALSIO: Excellent (2025)SVENCIONELIU: Excellent (2025)LENTVARIO: Excellent (2025)LUKOS: Excellent (2025)PABRADES TVENKINYS: Excellent (2025)VALAKUPIU I PAPLUDIMIO: Excellent (2025)SKAISCIO: Excellent (2025)SARIU: Excellent (2025)BILDZIU I PAPLUDIMIO: Excellent (2025)VILKOKSNIO: Excellent (2025)GELUZES: Excellent (2025)TOTORISKIU: Excellent (2025)AKMENOS: Excellent (2025)ZIRMUNU PAPLUDIMIO: Good (2025)SALOTES: Good (2025)ELEKTRENU: Good (2025)NAUJOSIOS VILNIOS: Poor (2025)GRIGISKIU: Poor (2025)Utenos apskritisAlytaus apskritisPanevėžio apskritisKaunas County
How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating; select a dot to open that site. The white area is this region; neighbouring regions are shaded. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. Positions: official EEA coordinates. Boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024, generalised (© EuroGeographics); lakes: Natural Earth. Outlines are simplified, so a few shoreline dots can sit just offshore.

Sea, lakes and rivers in Vilnius County

2025 EEA classes by water type
Water typeSitesExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classified
Lake1917 (89.5%)2000
River74 (57.1%)1020

Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.

Most consistent Excellent sites

13 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.

  1. AKMENOS 11 seasons
  2. BALSIO 11 seasons
  3. BELIO 11 seasons
  4. GALVES 11 seasons
  5. LENTVARIO 11 seasons
  6. LUKOS 11 seasons
  7. PABRADES 11 seasons
  8. SKAISCIO 11 seasons
  9. SVENCIONELIU 11 seasons
  10. TAPELIU I PAPLUDIMIO 11 seasons
  11. TOTORISKIU 11 seasons
  12. VALAKUPIU I PAPLUDIMIO 11 seasons
  13. VILKOKSNIO 11 seasons
  14. SARIU 8 seasons
  15. BILDZIU I PAPLUDIMIO 7 seasons
  16. BILDZIU II PAPLUDIMIO 7 seasons
  17. VALAKUPIU II PAPLUDIMIO 7 seasons
  18. TAPELIU II PAPLUDIMIO 6 seasons
  19. SIRVINTU 5 seasons
  20. GELUZES 4 seasons
  21. PABRADES TVENKINYS 2 seasons

Rated Poor in 2025

For a Poor site the Bathing Water Directive requires management measures, including a bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, so check the authority before visiting.

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (1)

Declined (1)

How Vilnius County rated since 2015

Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.

SeasonClassifiedExcellentExcellent sharePoor
2025262180.8%2
2024252184%0
2023242291.7%0
2022232295.7%0
2021222195.5%0
2020222090.9%0
2019212095.2%0
2018191789.5%0
2017171588.2%0
2016181583.3%0
2015171376.5%0

Places with the most bathing waters in Vilnius County

Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.

Top 5 places by number of official bathing waters
PlaceSitesExcellentPoor
Trakai55 (100%)0
Nemenčinė22 (100%)0
Pabradė22 (100%)0
Antakalnis21 (50%)0
Pilaitė21 (50%)0

All 26 official bathing waters in Vilnius County

Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.

Download all 26 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)

Lake 19 sites · 89.5% Excellent
  • AKMENOS · Trakai Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BALSIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BELIO · Švenčionys Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BILDZIU I PAPLUDIMIO · Nemenčinė Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
  • BILDZIU II PAPLUDIMIO · Nemenčinė Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
  • ELEKTRENU · Elektrėnai Good
  • GALVES · Trakai Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • GELUZES · Pilaitė Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • LENTVARIO · Lentvaris Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LUKOS · Trakai Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • PABRADES TVENKINYS · Pabradė Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • SALOTES · Pilaitė Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
  • SARIU Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
  • SIRVINTU · Širvintos Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
  • SKAISCIO · Trakai Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • TAPELIU I PAPLUDIMIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • TAPELIU II PAPLUDIMIO Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
  • TOTORISKIU · Trakai Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • VILKOKSNIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
River 7 sites · 57.1% Excellent · 2 Poor

Compared with other counties in Lithuania

#CountySitesExcellentPoor
1Klaipėda County1989.5%0
2Vilnius County2680.8%2

Counties with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.

Quick answers

How many bathing waters in Vilnius County were rated Excellent in 2025?
21 of 26 (80.8%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 3 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 2 Poor. That ranks Vilnius County 2 of 2 Lithuania counties by Excellent share.
Which beaches and lakes in Vilnius County have the best long-term record?
13 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example AKMENOS, BALSIO, BELIO. See the ranking.
Which places in Vilnius County have the most official bathing waters?
Trakai (5, 100% Excellent), Nemenčinė (2, 100% Excellent), Pabradė (2, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
Were any bathing waters in Vilnius County rated Poor?
Yes, 2: GRIGISKIU, NAUJOSIOS VILNIOS.
Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
On Bathing-water quality (Institute of Hygiene) (Institute of Hygiene (Higienos institutas) with the municipalities). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.

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Sources and method

Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Lithuania, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Lithuania. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.