- Population
- 3,033
- 3K
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- RIX Riga International Airport4 km
- URE Kuressaare Airport166 km
About Piņķi
Piņķi is a village. Location: Babītes pagasts, Mārupe. Population: 3,033. Elevation: 6 m.
Piņķi (formerly Saliena) is a village and the administrative center of Babīte Parish in Mārupe Municipality, Latvia. Piņķi had 3,527 residents as of 2024. The village has 4 schools in total, including Babīte Secondary School, public, and three international schools: Exupéry International School, King's College Latvia, and The International School of Latvia.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 2.9 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Piņķi
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Lielupe River Igors Jefimovs · CC BY 3.0
Population of Piņķi over time
| 2014 | 3,434 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,695 | |
| 2022 | 3,800 | |
| 2025 | 4,012 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Piņķi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- July (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (29 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | -1° | 3° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -7° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 46 | 59 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 63 | 58 | 48 |
How to get to Piņķi
The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 4 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 12 km to the east.
Airports
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 4 kmsoutheast
- Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 166 kmnorthwest
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 168 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 12 kmeast
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 220 kmsouthwest
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 227 kmsouth
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 265 kmsouth
- Tallinn Population: 394K 282 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piņķi
Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 33 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km13 places
- Kundzin Island Island 14 kmNE
- Lucavsala Island 13 kmE
- Ķīpsala Island 10 kmE
- Riga Ghetto Historic site 11 kmE
25–60 km12 places
- Jelgava Palace Historic site 34 kmS
- Švėtė River 30 kmSW
- Iecava River 31 kmSW
- Cena River 26 kmS
60–100 km14 places
- Salaca River River 94 kmN
- Engures Ezers Lake 60 kmNW
- Tatula River 97 kmS
- Pyvesa River 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lielupe River River, Riga7.3 km N
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Daugavgrīvas Sala Island, Riga11 km NE -
Lucavsala Island, Riga13 km E -
Riga Ghetto Historic site, Rīga11 km E -
Ķīpsala Island, Riga10 km E -
Hare Island Island, Riga13 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources