climigo

Latvia

When to go?

The best month is June. Avoid December–February (freezing, at times dark).

Climate zones

LithuaniaEstoniaRussiaBelarusRigaRigaRigaDaugavpilsDaugavpilsDaugavpilsLiepājaLiepājaLiepājaJelgavaJelgavaJelgavaJūrmalaJūrmalaJūrmala

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −1°−6° snow likely
February −1°−6° snow likely
March 4°−3°
April 12°2°
May 17°6°
June 21°11°
July 23°13°
August 22°13°
September 17°9°
October 10°4°
November 5°0°
December 1°−4° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−6.0 · −1.3 °CJanuary: −6.0 · −1.3 °C−6.2 · −0.5 °CFebruary: −6.2 · −0.5 °C−3.3 · 4.3 °CMarch: −3.3 · 4.3 °C1.6 · 11.5 °CApril: 1.6 · 11.5 °C6.4 · 17.1 °CMay: 6.4 · 17.1 °C10.7 · 21.1 °CJune: 10.7 · 21.1 °C13.1 · 23.2 °CJuly: 13.1 · 23.2 °C12.5 · 22.2 °CAugust: 12.5 · 22.2 °C8.8 · 17.3 °CSeptember: 8.8 · 17.3 °C4.1 · 10.4 °COctober: 4.1 · 10.4 °C0.3 · 4.7 °CNovember: 0.3 · 4.7 °C−3.7 · 0.6 °CDecember: −3.7 · 0.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −6.0 – −1.3 °C
Feb −6.2 – −0.5 °C
Mar −3.3 – 4.3 °C
Apr 1.6 – 11.5 °C
May 6.4 – 17.1 °C
Jun 10.7 – 21.1 °C
Jul 13.1 – 23.2 °C
Aug 12.5 – 22.2 °C
Sep 8.8 – 17.3 °C
Oct 4.1 – 10.4 °C
Nov 0.3 – 4.7 °C
Dec −3.7 – 0.6 °C

How much it rains

January 50 mm12 d
February 39 mm10 d
March 33 mm9 d
April 37 mm8 d
May 52 mm9 d
June 68 mm10 d
July 81 mm11 d
August 81 mm11 d
September 56 mm9 d
October 71 mm12 d
November 59 mm11 d
December 54 mm12 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec50 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 50 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a day39 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 39 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a day33 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 33 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day37 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 37 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a day52 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 52 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day68 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 68 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day81 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 81 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day81 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 81 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day56 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 56 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day71 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a dayOctober: 71 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a day59 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a dayNovember: 59 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a day54 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a dayDecember: 54 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 50 mm12 d
Feb 39 mm10 d
Mar 33 mm9 d
Apr 37 mm8 d
May 52 mm9 d
Jun 68 mm10 d
Jul 81 mm11 d
Aug 81 mm11 d
Sep 56 mm9 d
Oct 71 mm12 d
Nov 59 mm11 d
Dec 54 mm12 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 7 h 28
February 9 h 33
March 11 h 46
April 14 h 14
May 16 h 25
June 17 h 45
July 17 h 11
August 15 h 12
September 12 h 49
October 10 h 27
November 8 h 11
December 6 h 51

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 13 cm
February 17 cm
March 11 cm
April 2 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 2 cm
December 8 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13 cmJanuary: 13 cm17 cmFebruary: 17 cm11 cmMarch: 11 cm2 cmApril: 2 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm2 cmNovember: 2 cm8 cmDecember: 8 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 13 cm
Feb 17 cm
Mar 11 cm
Apr 2 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 2 cm
Dec 8 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities