Capital of Latvia
Riga
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Europe/Riga
- Country
- Latvia
- Population
- 742,572
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Airports
- RIX
- 8.7 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 4,320 km
- 5 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Riga, month by month
- Jan-3°
- Feb-2°
- Mar2°
- Apr9°
- May16°
- Jun19°
- Jul22°
- Aug21°
- Sept17°
- Oct9°
- Nov4°
- Dec0°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: June to August.
Mean highs run from -3°C in January to 22°C in July, with about 764 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for RigaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Riga
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBRiga
4,320 km
5 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
From AUHRiga
4,360 km
5 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Europe/Riga
- Country
- Latvia
- Currency
- Euro EURToday's indicative rate: EUR 1 ≈ USD 1.12Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110police112general emergency113ambulanceAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +371 · On the right
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