Riga · Month comparison

July vs June

June ranks #1 overall vs July at #7. Līgo midsummer brings the whole country alive — bonfires, oak-leaf crowns, all-night singing.

Riga Old Town Square packed terraces on a July evening

July

#7 of 12 months

Strong option

Peak month — Positivus festival, packed Old Town terraces, summer Riga at maximum.

  • ↑Positivus Festival mid-July — Latvia's biggest music festival just outside Riga
  • ↑23°C, sea at 19°C — Jūrmala beach actually swimmable for full days
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
FactorJulyJune
Weather score
9
10
Value score
4
6
Crowd score
4
6
Events score
8
9
Atmosphere
9
10
Avg high temp23°C20°C
Monthly rain75mm55mm
Daily sunshine9hrs10hrs

July trade-offs

  • ↓Hotel rates 2.5x April; Old Town pedestrian streets crowded with stag-and-hen tour groups
  • ↓75mm rain — typically arrives as 3-4 dramatic thundery afternoon storms

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 →July in detail →June in detail →
Scores compare months within Riga. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →