Riga · Month comparison

March vs June

June ranks #1 overall vs March at #10. Līgo midsummer brings the whole country alive — bonfires, oak-leaf crowns, all-night singing.

Riga Old Town in March with melting snow on cobbles

March

#10 of 12 months

Strong option

Slush season — daylight surges but the city is at its visual worst.

  • ↑Daylight back over 12 hours — Art Nouveau detail finally visible in afternoon walks
  • ↑Cafe Sienna and Andalūzijas Suns terrace soft-opening on the first warm Saturdays
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
FactorMarchJune
Weather score
4
10
Value score
10
6
Crowd score
10
6
Events score
4
9
Atmosphere
6
10
Avg high temp4°C20°C
Monthly rain35mm55mm
Daily sunshine5hrs10hrs

March trade-offs

  • ↓Slush, gritty pavements, dirty melt-piles — properly grim aesthetic for first half
  • ↓Daugava ice break-up creates fog over the river — atmospheric for some, depressing for most

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