Riga
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About
Riga is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second largest in the Baltics. Home to 591,882 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers 307.17 km2 (118.60 sq mi) and lies 1–10 m (3–33 ft) above sea level on a flat and sandy plain.
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The next week in Riga
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
21° / 9°
UV Moderate
Sat
Drizzle
20° / 10°
2.1 mm
UV Moderate
Sun
Rain
13° / 11°
5.2 mm
UV Moderate
Mon
Drizzle
18° / 8°
UV Moderate
Tue
Drizzle
15° / 10°
1.5 mm
UV Moderate
Wed
Clear
19° / 9°
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
26° / -1°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
16.4h
05:06 – 21:32local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Riga
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Riga International Airport (RIX) at 9 km.
Getting around Riga
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
RSFlixBus-euNeckar-Donau"AS Nordeka""AS Rēzeknes autobusu parks""SIA Latvijas Sabiedriskais Autobuss ""SIA VTU Valmiera""SIA GALSS BUSS""AS Liepājas autobusu parks""Pašvaldības SIA Ventspils reiss""SIA NORMA-A""AS CATA""SIA Daugavpils autobusu parks""AS Talsu autotransports""SIA Tukuma auto""SIA ""Lux Express Latvia"""B MetroELRONSIA NORMA-A EESTI FiliaalFlixbus Polska sp.o.o
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Unknown authorUnknown author.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.