Home › Lithuania
Excellent: 104Good: 6Sufficient: 8Poor: 2
⚠️ Rated Poor in Lithuania — think twice
A Poor classification means persistent contamination across recent seasons. Authorities must advise against bathing, or ban it, at these sites.
- Grigiskiu Poor
- Naujosios Vilnios Poor 🆕 New site — not enough seasons for a track record
✅ The safest bets in Lithuania
Sites that have held the top rating five seasons in a row — not a one-year fluke.
- Vijuneles Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Dereznycios Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Metelio Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Melnrages i Papludimio Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Smiltynes Ii Papludimio Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Sventosios Papludimio Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Visagino Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Valakupiu Ii Papludimio Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Belio Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Juodkrantes Papludimio Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Palangos Bendrojo Papludimio Ties Botanikos Parku Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Rokiskio Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
📈 Turned around
These were rated Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago and are Excellent today.
- Vistycio Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Bendrojo Pliazo Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Razes Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
📍 Destinations in Lithuania
- Vilnius
14 excellent of 18 within 35 km - Klaipeda
12 excellent of 13 within 35 km - Palanga
13 excellent of 13 within 35 km
Common questions about swimming in Lithuania
Is it safe to swim in Lithuania?
Mostly yes. 87% of Lithuania's 120 officially monitored bathing sites hold the top "Excellent" class in the 2025 assessment, but 2 sites are rated Poor — bathing there is advised against or banned all season.
Which beaches in Lithuania should I avoid?
The 2 rated Poor: Grigiskiu, Naujosios Vilnios. Poor means the site failed the minimum standard across four seasons of sampling.
Where is the water cleanest in Lithuania?
93 sites have held the top rating five seasons running — a far better signal than a single good year. Around Vilnius, Klaipeda, Palanga you will find the densest clusters.
How often is water quality tested in Lithuania?
Through the whole bathing season. National sanitary authorities sample each official site for E. coli and intestinal enterococci, report to the European Environment Agency, and the published class reflects the last four seasons combined.
Ratings are the official season-long classification, computed from the last four seasons of sampling — not a live reading. After a storm any site can be temporarily worse; local advisories win.