Season guide · Riga · Latvia
Riga in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Quick answer
White nights, Midsummer, beach days at Jūrmala and festivals; busiest and most expensive, with heavy summer showers. Expect highs up to 23°C (73°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 28 rainy days across June–August. June–August are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 11°C (52°F) to 23°C (73°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 28
- Sea
- 16°C (61°F) to 19°C (66°F)
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 21°C (70°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9 | 17.8 h | 4/5 |
| July | 23°C (73°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9 | 17.2 h | 5/5 |
| August | 22°C (72°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10 | 15.2 h | 4/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 22°C (72°F) against a yearly 11°C (52°F), and 28 of the year's roughly 111 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Crafts fair at the Open-Air Museum (usually the first weekend of June)
- June: Riga Opera Festival (usually June)
- June: Līgo and Jāņi — Midsummer public holidays with bonfires and singing (23–24 June)
- August: Riga City Festival — concerts and events across the centre (usually mid-to-late August)
Good choices for summer
Gallery · City Centre
Latvian National Museum of Art
Go up to the rooftop terrace for a view over the Esplanāde and the Nativity of Christ Cathedral.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Architecture · Pārdaugava
National Library of Latvia
The 'Castle of Light', designed by Latvian-American architect Gunnar Birkerts and opened in 2014, rises in a glass-topped peak on the left bank of the Daugava.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Architecture
- Views
- Rainy day
Gallery · Old Riga
Art Museum Riga Bourse
Visit when the Old Town streets are busy; the building's interiors are as much the attraction as the collection.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
- Off the beaten path
Museum · Jugla
Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum
Founded in 1924 on the wooded shore of Lake Jugla, this is one of Europe's oldest open-air museums, with farmsteads, windmills, fishermen's houses and wooden churches moved from every region of Latvia.
- Time needed
- 3 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Kids
- Outdoors
- Architecture
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Museum · Mežciems
Riga Motor Museum
Allow time for the Soviet-era section, which is the most unusual part of the collection.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
- History
Day trips in summer
- Sigulda and the Gauja valley (About 1 hour 15 minutes by train) — Sigulda sits above the forested Gauja river valley in Gauja National Park.
- Rundāle Palace (About 1 hour 15 minutes by car) — Bartolomeo Rastrelli, architect of St Petersburg's Winter Palace, designed this baroque and rococo palace for the Duke of Courland in the 1730s.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Riga?
Yes: June–August are among the best months. White nights, Midsummer, beach days at Jūrmala and festivals; busiest and most expensive, with heavy summer showers.
+What is the weather like in Riga in summer?
Highs of up to 23°C (73°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 28 rainy days over the season.