Latvia
Riga travel guide
Best time to visit May·June·SeptemberOctober 12°/3°
Flights to Riga
Cheapest month · May 2027$649See flightsPaid links · farepage earns a commission from the seller when you buy or book through links on this page.
Top tours & tickets in Riga
Riga Old Town walking tour4.7385 reviewsUS$19~
Latvian food tasting tour at Riga Central market (20 tastes)4.4303 reviewsUS$40~
2 countries! Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace and Bauska castle4.9264 reviewsUS$148~
Hill of Crosses and Jelgava Tour 2 Countries in 1 Day4.9227 reviewsUS$63~
Riga Gun Range: shooting with Winchester, Glock17, & Kalashnikov4.9186 reviewsUS$63~
Riga Old Town Walking Tour in a Small Group4.7163 reviewsUS$22~
Riga Sightseeing Tour by Canal Boat with Audioguide4.4150 reviewsUS$15~
5,5 Hour Small Group Tour to Hill of Crosses from Riga4.9142 reviewsUS$86~
Husky Dog Sledding Tour From Riga4.9126 reviewsUS$164~
Group Day trip to Rundale Palace, Hill of Crosses & Bauska Castle4.8100 reviewsUS$143~
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When to visit Riga: month by month
- January0°/ -6°15 rainy daysComfort 15January guide →
- February3°/ -1°11 rainy daysComfort 22February guide →
- March7°/ -1°11 rainy daysComfort 41March guide →
- April12°/ 2°12 rainy daysComfort 63April guide →
- May19°/ 5°Best time to visit10 rainy daysComfort 83May guide →
- June23°/ 10°Best time to visit11 rainy daysComfort 80June guide →
- July24°/ 12°16 rainy daysComfort 73July guide →
- August25°/ 12°13 rainy daysComfort 77August guide →
- September19°/ 9°Best time to visit11 rainy daysComfort 81September guide →
- October12°/ 3°14 rainy daysComfort 59October guide →
- November6°/ 1°Next month14 rainy daysComfort 36November guide →
- December1°/ -4°16 rainy daysComfort 14December guide →
What is Comfort?
Rainy days = average days a month with 1 mm+ of rain · Comfort = 0–100 score from daytime highs (best at 18–28°C) and rainy days
Riga travel facts
Quick facts
- Currency
- EUR (€)
- Plug
- C / F
- Voltage
- 230V/50Hz
- Driving
- right
- Emergency
- 112
- Tipping
- optional
- Tap water
- safe to drink
Airports
- RIXRiga International Airport8.8 km
Public holidays 2026
- January1New Year's Day
- January20Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991
- January26Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia
- February27World Non-Governmental Organization Day
- March2National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day
- March8International Women's Day
- March17National Resistance Movement Remembrance Day
- March25Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror
- April3Good Friday
- April5Easter Sunday
- April6Easter Monday
- April27Latgale Congress Day
- May1Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia
- May1Labour Day
- May4Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia
- May8Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War II