Riga
Reaching Riga from London emits 49.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (33h 30m each way) against 422 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.6 °C in August and -2.7 °C in January.
Riga is the financial, creative, and cultural centre of Latvia. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Riga is warmest in August (18.6 °C), sunniest in June (14.3 h a day); coldest in January (-2.7 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,331 km | 39.3 kg | 28h 18m | 335 kg | 5h 18m |
| Barcelona | 2,333 km | 68.8 kg | 39h 18m | 587 kg | 6h 36m |
| Berlin | 843 km | 24.9 kg | 21h 36m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Birmingham | 1,731 km | 62.5 kg | 36h 12m | 435 kg | 5h 48m |
| Bristol | 1,827 km | 63.2 kg | 36h 30m | 460 kg | 5h 54m |
| Brussels | 1,454 km | 42.9 kg | 29h 48m | 366 kg | 5h 24m |
| Cardiff | 1,861 km | 66.5 kg | 36h 48m | 468 kg | 6h |
| Copenhagen | 725 km | 21.4 kg | 18h 18m | 182 kg | 4h 30m |
| Dublin | 1,953 km | — | — | 491 kg | 6h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 1,670 km | 92.4 kg | 39h 12m | 420 kg | 5h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 1,266 km | 37.4 kg | 26h 42m | 319 kg | 5h 12m |
| Glasgow | 1,737 km | 94.1 kg | 39h 24m | 437 kg | 5h 48m |
| Leeds | 1,648 km | 71.3 kg | 37h 6m | 415 kg | 5h 42m |
| Lisbon | 3,151 km | 93.0 kg | 56h 48m | 793 kg | 7h 42m |
| Liverpool | 1,752 km | 72.5 kg | 37h 6m | 441 kg | 5h 48m |
| London | 1,676 km | 49.5 kg | 33h 30m | 422 kg | 5h 42m |
| Madrid | 2,713 km | 80.1 kg | 42h 54m | 682 kg | 7h 6m |
| Manchester | 1,704 km | 70.5 kg | 37h | 429 kg | 5h 48m |
| Milan | 1,639 km | 48.4 kg | 35h 18m | 412 kg | 5h 42m |
| Munich | 1,291 km | 38.1 kg | 26h 24m | 325 kg | 5h 12m |
| Newcastle | 1,606 km | 81.5 kg | 37h 42m | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Nottingham | 1,662 km | 63.6 kg | 36h 36m | 418 kg | 5h 42m |
| Oslo | 843 km | 24.9 kg | 19h | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Paris | 1,703 km | 50.3 kg | 31h 18m | 428 kg | 5h 48m |
| Prague | 994 km | 29.3 kg | 25h 30m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| Rome | 1,866 km | 55.1 kg | 39h 18m | 469 kg | 6h |
| Sheffield | 1,661 km | 67.8 kg | 36h 54m | 418 kg | 5h 42m |
| Southampton | 1,787 km | 58.4 kg | 36h 12m | 450 kg | 5h 54m |
| Stockholm | 442 km | 13.1 kg | 12h 30m | 111 kg | 4h 6m |
| Vienna | 1,102 km | 32.5 kg | 22h 54m | 277 kg | 5h |
| Warsaw | 561 km | 16.6 kg | 15h 18m | 141 kg | 4h 12m |
| Zurich | 1,497 km | 44.2 kg | 31h | 377 kg | 5h 30m |
The year in Riga
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | -2.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 16.5 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Sun h/day | 1.9 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Sea °C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 15.9 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 18.5 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 5.7 |
When to go
Riga is warmest in August at 18.6 °C but brightest in June, averaging 14.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -2.7 °C.
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Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Rīga records 3.8 overnight stays per resident a year (3,223,536 nights in 2024). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Riga
Places to stay in Riga, Latvia, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.