Climate averages 1991–2020
Riga weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July has the highest average daily maximum; March has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Riga averages a daytime high of 10.5°C and a nighttime low of 4.4°C, with about 695 mm of precipitation on roughly 137 days. July is the warmest month (average high 22.4°C) and January the coolest (-0.8°C). October is the wettest month with 80 mm; March is the driest with 38 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Riga
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Riga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.8°C-4.9°C | -4.9°C | 46 | 11.2 | 7.57 h |
| February | -0.4°C-5.3°C | -5.3°C | 39 | 9.9 | 9.49 h |
| March | 3.9°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 38 | 9.7 | 11.812 h |
| April | 10.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 41 | 9.2 | 14.214 h |
| May | 16.4°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 52 | 10.3 | 16.516 h |
| June | 20.0°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 73 | 11.3 | 17.718 h |
| July | 22.4°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 70 | 11.7 | 17.217 h |
| August | 21.6°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 79 | 13.0 | 15.215 h |
| September | 16.6°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 70 | 11.6 | 12.913 h |
| October | 10.0°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 80 | 14.2 | 10.410 h |
| November | 4.4°C1.0°C | 1.0°C | 59 | 12.8 | 8.28 h |
| December | 0.8°C-2.6°C | -2.6°C | 49 | 12.0 | 6.97 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- ŠiauliaiLithuania · 123 kmHigh 10.3°C · Low 3.5°C · 615 mm precipitation a year
- PanevėžysLithuania · 136 kmHigh 10.8°C · Low 4.3°C · 610 mm precipitation a year
- DaugavpilsLatvia · 190 kmHigh 10.0°C · Low 3.8°C · 675 mm precipitation a year
- TartuEstonia · 223 kmHigh 9.3°C · Low 3.2°C · 633 mm precipitation a year
- KaunasLithuania · 228 kmHigh 10.9°C · Low 4.1°C · 654 mm precipitation a year
- KlaipėdaLithuania · 229 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 5.8°C · 702 mm rain a year
- VilniusLithuania · 261 kmHigh 10.6°C · Low 4.2°C · 680 mm precipitation a year
- PskovRussia · 271 kmHigh 9.4°C · Low 3.4°C · 660 mm precipitation a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+2, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 56.90°, 24.10° (5 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 57.00°, 24.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.