Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Riga weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Riga, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 32°C on 2014-08-04; its coldest fell to -28°C on 1985-02-11.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
9°C2007-01-10
-26°C1987-01-11
8°C2007-01-10
-28°C1987-01-11
February
11°C2020-02-17
-21°C1985-02-11
8°C1990-02-21
-28°C1985-02-11
March
18°C2024-03-31
-15°C1987-03-02
7°C2026-03-25
-19°C1987-03-06
April
24°C2025-04-18
-1°C1986-04-11
12°C2000-04-24
-10°C2013-04-07
May
27°C1995-05-30
4°C1980-05-04
18°C2007-05-29
-1°C2023-05-06
June
31°C2021-06-21
9°C1991-06-01
22°C2021-06-21
5°C2001-06-01
July
31°C2006-07-08
13°C1986-07-12
22°C2021-07-16
9°C1992-07-06
August
32°C2014-08-04
13°C1981-08-28
22°C2010-08-14
8°C1984-08-26
September
27°C1992-09-01
7°C1986-09-27
18°C2025-09-07
1°C1993-09-30
October
20°C2023-10-03
0°C2014-10-23
14°C2023-10-03
-5°C2002-10-21
November
14°C2022-11-12
-11°C1993-11-20
10°C1996-11-03
-17°C1998-11-21
December
11°C2006-12-05
-16°C1996-12-26
9°C2006-12-06
-20°C1996-12-30

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
11°C2020-02-17
-26°C1987-01-11
9°C2006-12-06
-28°C1985-02-11
Spring (Mar–May)
27°C1995-05-30
-15°C1987-03-02
18°C2007-05-29
-19°C1987-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
32°C2014-08-04
9°C1991-06-01
22°C2021-06-21
5°C2001-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
27°C1992-09-01
-11°C1993-11-20
18°C2025-09-07
-17°C1998-11-21

All-time records

The most extreme value Riga has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 32°C 2014-08-04
Lowest -26°C 1987-01-11

Low

Highest 22°C 2021-06-21
Lowest -28°C 1985-02-11

Feels-like

Highest 38°C 2017-08-12
Lowest -42°C 1987-01-12

Humidity

Highest 19.3 g/m³ 2010-07-15
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1987-01-10

Wind

Highest 59 km/h 1992-01-17
Lowest 6 km/h 2017-03-13

Gust

Highest 110 km/h 1993-01-14
Lowest 9 km/h 1986-02-10

Precip

Wettest 83 mm 2024-07-28
Driest 13-day dry spell 2009-04-21

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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