Riga
Reaching Riga from Stockholm emits 13.1 kg CO₂e return by rail (8h 6m each way) against 111 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 18.6 °C in August and -2.7 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,331 km | 39.3 kg | 20h 12m | 335 kg | 5h 18m |
| Barcelona | 2,333 km | 68.8 kg | 33h 54m | 587 kg | 6h 36m |
| Berlin | 843 km | 24.9 kg | 13h 30m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Birmingham | 1,731 km | 62.5 kg | 27h 12m | 435 kg | 5h 48m |
| Bristol | 1,827 km | 63.2 kg | 27h 18m | 460 kg | 5h 54m |
| Brussels | 1,454 km | 42.9 kg | 21h 54m | 366 kg | 5h 24m |
| Cardiff | 1,861 km | 66.5 kg | 27h 48m | 468 kg | 6h |
| Copenhagen | 725 km | 21.4 kg | 11h 54m | 182 kg | 4h 30m |
| Dublin | 1,953 km | — | — | 491 kg | 6h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 1,670 km | 92.4 kg | 32h 12m | 420 kg | 5h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 1,266 km | 37.4 kg | 19h 18m | 319 kg | 5h 12m |
| Glasgow | 1,737 km | 94.1 kg | 32h 30m | 437 kg | 5h 48m |
| Leeds | 1,648 km | 71.3 kg | 28h 42m | 415 kg | 5h 42m |
| Lisbon | 3,151 km | 93.0 kg | 45h 6m | 793 kg | 7h 42m |
| Liverpool | 1,752 km | 72.5 kg | 28h 54m | 441 kg | 5h 48m |
| London | 1,676 km | 49.5 kg | 24h 54m | 422 kg | 5h 42m |
| Madrid | 2,713 km | 80.1 kg | 39h 6m | 682 kg | 7h 6m |
| Manchester | 1,704 km | 70.5 kg | 28h 30m | 429 kg | 5h 48m |
| Milan | 1,639 km | 48.4 kg | 24h 24m | 412 kg | 5h 42m |
| Munich | 1,291 km | 38.1 kg | 19h 42m | 325 kg | 5h 12m |
| Newcastle | 1,606 km | 81.5 kg | 30h 24m | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Nottingham | 1,662 km | 63.6 kg | 27h 18m | 418 kg | 5h 42m |
| Oslo | 843 km | 24.9 kg | 13h 30m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Paris | 1,703 km | 50.3 kg | 25h 18m | 428 kg | 5h 48m |
| Prague | 994 km | 29.3 kg | 15h 36m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| Rome | 1,866 km | 55.1 kg | 27h 30m | 469 kg | 6h |
| Sheffield | 1,661 km | 67.8 kg | 28h 6m | 418 kg | 5h 42m |
| Southampton | 1,787 km | 58.4 kg | 26h 30m | 450 kg | 5h 54m |
| Stockholm | 442 km | 13.1 kg | 8h 6m | 111 kg | 4h 6m |
| Vienna | 1,102 km | 32.5 kg | 17h 6m | 277 kg | 5h |
| Warsaw | 561 km | 16.6 kg | 9h 42m | 141 kg | 4h 12m |
| Zurich | 1,497 km | 44.2 kg | 22h 30m | 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 |
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.
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.