Riga month by month
Plan your visit to Riga by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 1°C
- Low
- -4°C
- Rain
- 72 mm
January in Riga is dark and cold. That is the single most important thing to know. You will get roughly 7 hours of daylight, with sunrise around 9:00 and sunset by 16:15.…
- February
- High
- 1°C
- Low
- -4°C
- Rain
- 50 mm
February in Riga means genuine cold, roughly 9 hours of daylight, and the kind of quiet that settles over a Baltic capital when tourism has all but stopped. Expect average highs…
- March
- High
- 7°C
- Low
- -1°C
- Rain
- 38 mm
March in Riga is a month of grey thaw. The city sits at the edge of winter's retreat, with temperatures hovering around 6.5°C (44°F) during the day and dropping to -0.9°C (30°F) at…
- April
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 48 mm
April in Riga is the city shaking off a long Baltic winter, and it does so slowly. Expect daytime highs around 11°C (52°F) that still feel brisk when wind picks up off the Daugava,…
- May
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 7°C
- Rain
- 75 mm
May is when Riga turns a corner. After 6 months of Baltic cold, with January lows around -4°C (25°F), daytime temperatures finally reach 16°C (61°F) and the city shifts outdoors.…
- June
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 78 mm
June in Riga means near-endless daylight. The sun sets around 22:20 and rises again before 05:00, giving you roughly 18 hours of usable light per day. Daytime temperatures sit…
- July
- High
- 24°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 100 mm
July brings Riga its warmest weather and its longest days. Highs typically reach 23.5°C (74°F), and the sun doesn't set until after 10pm, giving you roughly 18 hours of usable…
- August
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 116 mm
August in Riga comes with a catch. It delivers the warmest evenings of the year, with lows rarely dipping below 14°C (58°F), and the city's parks and cafe terraces fill with locals…
- September
- High
- 18°C
- Low
- 11°C
- Rain
- 52 mm
September is when Riga's cultural season kicks back to life. The Latvian National Opera on Aspazijas bulvāris opens its new program, the Dailes teātris starts its fall run, and the…
- October
- High
- 12°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 81 mm
October in Riga is the month when the city turns inward. Average highs sit around 11.5°C (53°F), lows drop to 5.9°C (43°F) after dark, and 81mm of rainfall across roughly 14 days…
- November
- High
- 5°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 53 mm
November in Riga is dark. Sunset drops below the horizon before 4:30 PM by mid-month, and on overcast days, which account for roughly 20 out of 30, it barely feels like full…
- December
- High
- 1°C
- Low
- -3°C
- Rain
- 60 mm
December in Riga is dark. That is the first thing you need to know. The sun rises around 9:00 AM and sets by 3:45 PM, which leaves roughly 7 hours of grey, low-angled daylight.…