- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 32
- listed under Rīga
- Airports
- RIX Riga International Airport11 km
- EPU Pärnu Airport162 km
About Rīga
Rīga is a district. Location: Riga, Latvia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Ķīpsala and Kundzin Island.
Photos of Rīga
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Lucavsala Olgerts V · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Hare Island ScAvenger · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Ķīpsala Olgerts V · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Stint Lake LVidealist · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Riga Ghetto Donath, Otto · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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Climate of Rīga
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 (80 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° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -7° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 29 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 61 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 58 | 48 |
How to get to Rīga
The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 11 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 4 km to the south.
Airports
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 11 kmsouthwest
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 162 kmnorth
- Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 170 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 4 kmsouth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 232 kmsouth
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 233 kmsouthwest
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 265 kmsouth
- Tallinn Population: 394K 276 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rīga
Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 35 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km16 places
- Kundzin Island Island 3 kmN
- Lucavsala Island 6 kmS
- Ķīpsala Island 3 kmSW
- Gauja River River 22 kmNE
25–60 km11 places
- Jelgava Palace Historic site 43 kmSW
- Švėtė River 41 kmSW
- Iecava River 41 kmSW
- Cena River 35 kmSW
60–100 km14 places
- Salaca River River 88 kmN
- Engures Ezers Lake 69 kmNW
- Jumara River 96 kmNE
- Tatula River 97 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Rīga
32 placesRiga
Population: 742.6K
Dārzciems
Population: 17.6K
Bolderaja
Population: 14.8K
Mežciems
Population: 14.4K
Daugavgrīva
Population: 10K
Čiekurkalns
Population: 7.8K
- 7 Mežaparks 4.5K
- 8 Bergi 3K
- 9 Jaunciems 2.3K
- 10 Vecrīga 2.1K
- 11 Vecāķi 1.7K
- 12 Trīsciems 1.2K
- 13 Bukulti 671
- 14 Beberbeķi 571
- 15 Kundziņsala 382
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages14
- Agenkalne Inlet · Neighbourhood
- Andrejsala · Neighbourhood
- Iļģuciems · Neighbourhood
- Imanta · Neighbourhood
- Jugla · Neighbourhood
- Mangaļsala · Neighbourhood
- Pļavnieki · Neighbourhood
- Purvciems · Neighbourhood
- Rītabuļļi · Neighbourhood
- Rumbula · Neighbourhood
- Torņakalns · Neighbourhood
- Vecdaugava · Neighbourhood
- Vecmīlgrāvis · Neighbourhood
- Zolitūde · Neighbourhood
Heritage & sights3
- Daugavgrīva Lighthouse · Landmark
- Riga Ghetto · Historic site
- Riga-Kaiserwald Concentration Camp · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ķīpsala Island, Riga3.5 km SW
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Kundzin Island Island, Riga3.4 km N
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Hare Island Island, Riga5 km S
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Stint Lake Lake, Riga5.7 km NE
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Lucavsala Island, Riga6.2 km S -
Daugavgrīvas Sala Island, Riga9.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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