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Travel guide > Europe > Climate and weather of Latvia
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Latvia has a temperate continental climate with four seasons.
Temperatures range between -2° in January and 21° in July. Rainfall reaches 670 mm per year. Humidity is high all the time (80%) and the sky is cloudy most of the time (the sun shines forty to seventy days per year).
Winter (November to March)
Temperatures are low (-2°) or very low (-30°) when cold winds pass through Latvia. Rainfall is low but snowfall is frequent. The sun shines between two and three hours per day.
Spring (April to May)
Temperatures rise quickly (9° in April, 16° in May) and rainfall is low.
Summer (June to August)
Temperatures reach 21° during the daytime (they sometimes rise to 30°), but the nights are cool (11°). Rainfall are high (thunderstorms and heavy showers are often accompanied by high winds). Sunshine oscillate between eight and ten hours a day.
Autumn (September to October)
Temperatures progressively drop (16° in September, 10° in October) and rainfall is moderate. The first snows sometimes falls in October.
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The climate of Latvia is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Daugavpils
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-4° |
-3° |
2° |
10° |
18° |
21° |
min |
-10° |
-10° |
-6° |
0° |
6° |
10° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
22° |
21° |
16° |
10° |
3° |
-2° |
min |
11° |
10° |
7° |
2° |
-1° |
-7° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
70 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
70 |
70 |
50 |
50 |
40 |
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Liepaja
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-1° |
0° |
3° |
8° |
15° |
18° |
min |
-6° |
-6° |
-3° |
2° |
7° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
20° |
20° |
16° |
11° |
6° |
2° |
min |
13° |
13° |
10° |
6° |
1° |
-3° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
80 |
80 |
70 |
80 |
70 |
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Riga (Capital of Latvia)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-2° |
-2° |
3° |
10° |
16° |
20° |
min |
-8° |
-8° |
-4° |
1° |
6° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
21° |
21° |
16° |
10° |
4° |
0° |
min |
12° |
11° |
8° |
4° |
0° |
-5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
80 |
80 |
60 |
60 |
50 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Latvia are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Latvia, a country located in Northern Europe, is bordered by Estonia to the north, by Russia to the east, by Belarus to the southeast, by Lithuania to the south and by the Baltic Sea to the west.
Capital: Riga
Area: 65 000 km²
Population: 2 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Latvian
Currency: Euro
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