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Riga
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
CountryLatvia
RegionBaltics & Eastern Europe
Best monthsNo clear best season
Nearest airportsRIX · Riga International Airport · 9 km
About
Riga, officially Riga State City, is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second most-populous city in the Baltics. Home to 588,911 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
When to go
In Riga the warmest month is July (average high 24°) and the coolest is January (0°). Most rainy days come in October.
Highlights
From OpenStreetMap records, by distance from the centre.
- Rīgas DomsSight · 40 m
- Mākslas muzejs "Rīgas Birža"Museum · 78 m
- ŠerloksSight · 85 m
- 1991. gada barikāžu muzejsMuseum · 100 m
- JaunielaSight · 104 m
- Rīgas vēstures un kuģniecības muzejsMuseum · 113 m
- Cosmos Ilūziju MuzejsMuseum · 115 m
- Latvijas Arhitektūras muzejsMuseum · 116 m
- Trīs brāļiSight · 116 m
- Svētā Jēkaba katedrāleSight · 160 m
- Rīgas Svētās Marijas Magdalēnas baznīcaSight · 173 m
- Lielā ĢildeSight · 177 m
For families with children
Parks, beaches and child-friendly places.
Average monthly temperature (°C)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Low | -4 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
| Rainy days | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Climate data: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)