- Elevation
- 143 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- VNO Vilnius International Airport150 km
- KUN Kaunas International Airport186 km
About Riču ezers
Riču ezers is a lake. Location: Latvia. Elevation: 143 m.
Lake Rychy (Belarusian: Ры́чы), Richi (Russian: Ричи), or Richu (Latvian: Riču ezers) is a freshwater lake shared by the Braslaw District of Vitebsk Region, Belarus, and Augšdaugava Municipality, Latvia. The lake is the second-deepest in Belarus and fourth-deepest in Latvia.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Maximum depth
- 9.7 m
- Length
- 5.8 km
- Area
- 12.8 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Riču ezers
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- July (80 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 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) | -3° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 21° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -9° | -5° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 75 | 80 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 52 | 49 |
How to get to Riču ezers
The nearest airport is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 150 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Vilnius, 145 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 150 kmsouthwest
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 186 kmsouthwest
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 218 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 145 kmsouthwest
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 199 kmsouthwest
- Riga Population: 742.6K 213 kmnorthwest
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 351 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Riču ezers
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils Attraction 22 kmNW
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Martin Luther Attraction 22 kmNW
- Daugavpils Ghetto Historic site 23 kmNW
- Ežeras Visaginas Lake 22 kmSW
25–60 km13 places
- Lake Sivers Lake 53 kmNE
- Lake Drīdzis Lake 47 kmNE
- Ežeras Luodis Lake 35 kmW
- Tartaks River 42 kmN
60–100 km12 places
- Utenaitė River 78 kmW
- Rubikių Ežeras Lake 93 kmW
- Baltais Ezers Lake 65 kmNE
- Ežeras Dauniškis Lake 73 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Demene Village, Demenes pagasts11 km W -
Skrudaļiena Village, Skrudalienas pagasts13 km N -
Turmantas Village, Zarasai District Municipality16 km W -
Saliena Village, Salienas pagasts17 km NE -
Daugavpils City, Daugavpils23 km NW
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Visaginas City, Visaginas Municipality21 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ežeras Visaginas Lake, Visaginas Municipality22 km SW -
Daugavpils Ghetto Historic site, Daugavpils23 km NW
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Martin Luther Attraction, Daugavpils22 km NW
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Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils Attraction, Daugavpils22 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Latvia
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Lake Drīdzis Lake, Krāslava Municipality47 km NE -
Lake Sivers Lake, Krāslava Municipality53 km NE -
Tartaks River, Augšdaugava Municipality42 km N -
Lubāns Lake, Rēzekne Municipality119 km N -
Feimanka River, Preiļu novads75 km N -
Lielais Ludzas Ezers Lake, Ludza Municipality114 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources