Annual mean 24°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
33.7 °C
Coldest
13.3 °C
Wettest
99%
Windiest
3.0 m/s
Prevailing
SE
1.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Riga over the whole year is 24°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. The rainy (wet) season in Riga runs from April to October, peaking in August with a 61% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to January; November is the driest month, at 6%. Winds in Riga are highest in May, averaging 1.7 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.6 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Riga come in November, when the sky is typically 18% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Riga climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
17°C
10°C
15°C
19%
45%
0.8 m/s
51
2
81
February
22°C
15°C
22°C
40%
32%
0.8 m/s
77
21
57
March
28°C
20°C
27°C
31%
25%
1.3 m/s
39
58
22
April
32°C
25°C
32°C
35%
29%
1.5 m/s
15
37
8
May
32°C
25°C
34°C
48%
44%
1.7 m/s
15
29
6
June
33°C
28°C
36°C
61%
59%
1.5 m/s
6
15
1
July
31°C
28°C
36°C
59%
73%
1.5 m/s
8
15
2
August
31°C
25°C
36°C
61%
66%
1.3 m/s
9
18
2
September
29°C
26°C
31°C
60%
68%
1.3 m/s
33
20
21
October
28°C
21°C
32°C
40%
43%
0.7 m/s
19
47
8
November
25°C
16°C
26°C
6%
18%
0.6 m/s
47
52
29
December
20°C
14°C
20°C
29%
24%
0.8 m/s
70
27
58
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Riga weather by season
Year round, Riga has days of about 17°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 33°C in June, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 10°C to 28°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 24°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around November. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Riga weather in winterDecember to February
High 20°CLow 13°CRain 29%
Winter in Riga has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Riga weather in springMarch to May
High 31°CLow 23°CRain 38%
Spring in Riga has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
Riga weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 27°CRain 60%
Summer in Riga has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 27°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Riga weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 27°CLow 21°CRain 35%
Autumn in Riga has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 35% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Riga?
The rainy (wet) season in Riga runs from April to October, peaking in August with a 61% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to January; November is the driest month, at 6%.
What time of year is Riga windiest?
Winds in Riga are highest in May, averaging 1.7 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.6 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Riga year round?
The average temperature in Riga over the whole year is 24°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.