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Regional capital · Cēsis Municipality, Latvia
VanSky index for Cēsis, Latvia — 88 out of 100 (Ideal). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed every 3 hours from real weather observations.
Cēsis, Latvia — VanSky 86 out of 100. Ideal conditions for motorhome travel. Ranked #1 of 18 cities in the country (as of 31 May 2026). Temperature 16°C, wind 9 km/h. Solar panels yield 1.7 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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Weather index for vanlifers: from 0 to 100. Calculated daily from real weather data — temperature, precipitation, wind and sun.
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Data: Open-Meteo · Updated every 3h
Updated: 30.05.2026
Diesel
$2.20 /l
€1.88 · £1.63/l
108 of 127
pricier than 84% of countries
Petrol
$2.16 /l
€1.86 · £1.61/l
110 of 126
pricier than 87% of countries
LPG
$1.21 /l
€1.04 · £0.90/l
36 of 46
pricier than 76% of countries
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