The best time to visit Latvia is from may until september, when you will have a soft or pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Latvia is 23°C in july and the lowest is -2°C in january. The weather and climate of Latvia is suitable for a winter sports.

The average climate figure for Latvia is an 6,9. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Latvia has the continental climate prevailing. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Latvia or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate Latvia per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
-2°C	-1°C	3°C	9°C	16°C	19°C	23°C	22°C	17°C	10°C	5°C	1°C
24 mm	19 mm	21 mm	18 mm	23 mm	30 mm	37 mm	38 mm	26 mm	37 mm	22 mm	21 mm

All climate data from Latvia

Climate data from: Riga

Latvia in brief

Capital	Riga
Flight time ¹	12 h. 40 min
By car ²	192 hours
Distance ²	14.870 km
Population	1.926.500
Area	64.589 km²
Currency	Euro
Local date	th 17 october 2019
Local time	15:34 hour in the afternoon

¹ From Cape Town International Airport
² From Cape Town

14 day weather forecast Latvia

The weather for Riga in Latvia will be 15° till 13° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for Latvia is based on the weather in Riga.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Th 17 Oct	14°C	11°C	0.7 mm	40%	3m/s	1
Fr 18 Oct	15°C	11°C	1.8 mm	65%	2m/s	2
Sa 19 Oct	16°C	11°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	2
Su 20 Oct	13°C	10°C	6.0 mm	85%	2m/s	1
Mo 21 Oct	14°C	10°C	0.8 mm	45%	4m/s	1
Tu 22 Oct	11°C	9°C	0.9 mm	50%	3m/s	1
We 23 Oct	11°C	6°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	3

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Th 24 Oct	12°C	5°C	0 mm	0%	5m/s	2
Fr 25 Oct	13°C	9°C	0.1 mm	10%	4m/s	2
Sa 26 Oct	11°C	10°C	0.4 mm	25%	3m/s	1
Su 27 Oct	13°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	6m/s	1
Mo 28 Oct	12°C	8°C	1.4 mm	60%	4m/s	2
Tu 29 Oct	13°C	8°C	0.1 mm	20%	5m/s	1
We 30 Oct	11°C	8°C	0.1 mm	20%	6m/s	2

Climate Latvia

Climate Latvia per Month

Latvia has the continental climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Latvia is 10° degrees and there is about 315 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 169 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 3.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	-2°C	-1°C	3°C	9°C	16°C	19°C	23°C	22°C	17°C	10°C	5°C	1°C
Night	-5°C	-5°C	-2°C	2°C	8°C	11°C	15°C	14°C	11°C	5°C	3°C	-1°C
Precip	24 mm	19 mm	21 mm	18 mm	23 mm	30 mm	37 mm	38 mm	26 mm	37 mm	22 mm	21 mm
Rain days	6	5	10	10	11	13	15	14	14	13	12	9
Snow days	14	12	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12
Dry days	11	11	12	18	20	17	16	17	16	18	15	10
Sun hours per day	2	2	5	8	10	11	11	10	8	4	3	2
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	1	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	4	2	2	1

Climate Latvia january

On average, it is maximum -2° in january in Latvia and at least around -5° degrees. In january there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 24 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Latvia and on average, it snows 14 days in january.

Climate Latvia february

On average, it is maximum -1° in february in Latvia and at least around -5° degrees. In february there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Latvia and on average, it snows 12 days in february.

Climate Latvia march

On average, it is maximum 3° in march in Latvia and at least around -2° degrees. In march there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Latvia and on average, it snows 9 days in march.

Climate Latvia april

On average, it is maximum 9° in april in Latvia and at least around 2° degrees. In april there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm. The it will be dry 18 days this month in Latvia and on average, it snows 2 days in april.

Climate Latvia may

On average, it is maximum 16° in may in Latvia and at least around 8° degrees. In may there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Latvia.

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Climate Latvia june

On average, it is maximum 19° in june in Latvia and at least around 11° degrees. In june there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Latvia.

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Climate Latvia july

On average, it is maximum 23° in july in Latvia and at least around 15° degrees. In july there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 37 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Latvia.

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Climate Latvia august

On average, it is maximum 22° in august in Latvia and at least around 14° degrees. In august there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 38 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Latvia.

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Climate Latvia september

On average, it is maximum 17° in september in Latvia and at least around 11° degrees. In september there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Latvia.

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Climate Latvia october

On average, it is maximum 10° in october in Latvia and at least around 5° degrees. In october there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 37 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Latvia.

Climate Latvia november

On average, it is maximum 5° in november in Latvia and at least around 3° degrees. In november there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Latvia and on average, it snows 3 days in november.

Climate Latvia december

On average, it is maximum 1° in december in Latvia and at least around -1° degrees. In december there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Latvia and on average, it snows 12 days in december.

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About Latvia

Latvia is in the continental part Europe and the capital is Riga. The total surface is 64.589 km² with 498 km of coastline and the population consists of 1.926.500 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 19x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Latvia you have to use +371 or 00371 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +3715012457809 or 003715012457809.

Latvia is in a straight line at 10.113 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 12 hours40. If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 14870 km from Cape Town to the capital city Riga and you are about 191 hours and 40 minutes on your way without stops and delay..

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Time difference Latvia

In Latvia it is now 15:34 o’clock in the afternoon on thursday 17 october 2019. That is 1 hour later than in New Zealand. The time zone of Latvia is Europe/Riga and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.

Currency Latvia

In Latvia the Euro is used to pay.

Exchange rate Euro (EUR) 17 october 2019

1 Euro = 16,53 South African rand
100 Euro = 1.653,24 South African rand

1 South African rand = 0,06 Euro
100 South African rand = 6,05 Euro

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