Riga · Month comparison

June vs July

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

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
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
FactorJuneJuly
Weather score
10
9
Value score
6
4
Crowd score
6
4
Events score
9
8
Atmosphere
10
9
Avg high temp20°C23°C
Monthly rain55mm75mm
Daily sunshine10hrs9hrs

June trade-offs

  • ↓Hotel rates jump 60% from May; Līgo weekend doubles again
  • ↓Many restaurants close for Līgo public holiday Friday-Saturday

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
See all 12 months for Riga →June in detail →July in detail →
Scores compare months within Riga. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →