Riga · Month comparison

January vs June

June ranks #1 overall vs January at #12. Līgo midsummer brings the whole country alive — bonfires, oak-leaf crowns, all-night singing.

Riga Old Town houses dusted with snow in January

January

#12 of 12 months

Worth considering

Snow-blanketed Old Town and the cheapest hotel rates anywhere in the EU capitals.

  • ↑4-star Old Town hotels €45-60/night — half the Tallinn rate, a third of Helsinki
  • ↑Skating on the Skanstes ice-rink and the Old Town Christmas-tree square
Līgo midsummer bonfire and oak crowns in Riga park

June

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Līgo midsummer brings the whole country alive — bonfires, oak-leaf crowns, all-night singing.

  • ↑Līgo/Jāņi midsummer (23-24 June) — most important Latvian holiday, bonfires across Riga
  • ↑White nights — sunset 22:30, twilight to 02:00 — Old Town magical
FactorJanuaryJune
Weather score
3
10
Value score
10
6
Crowd score
10
6
Events score
3
9
Atmosphere
7
10
Avg high temp-2°C20°C
Monthly rain40mm55mm
Daily sunshine1hrs10hrs

January trade-offs

  • ↓-2°C high, -10°C nights — proper Baltic-winter gear mandatory
  • ↓7 hours of daylight only — most Art Nouveau photography needs early-afternoon timing

June trade-offs

  • ↓Hotel rates jump 60% from May; Līgo weekend doubles again
  • ↓Many restaurants close for Līgo public holiday Friday-Saturday
See all 12 months for Riga →January in detail →June in detail →
Scores compare months within Riga. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →