Latvia · 56.95°N, 24.11°E
Daylight hours in Riga
Riga gets 17h 52m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 6h 43m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 11h 09m across the year. Its summer is in June.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Riga observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day17h 52mJune 21 · 04:30–22:22
Shortest day6h 43mDecember 21 · 09:01–15:44
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:27–18:37
Fastest change+4.9 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 09:02 | 15:53 | 6h 51m |
| February 1 | 08:24 | 16:52 | 8h 28m |
| March 1 | 07:18 | 17:55 | 10h 37m |
| April 1 | 06:54 | 20:02 | 13h 07m |
| May 1 | 05:37 | 21:06 | 15h 29m |
| June 1 | 04:40 | 22:05 | 17h 25m |
| July 1 | 04:35 | 22:21 | 17h 46m |
| August 1 | 05:23 | 21:39 | 16h 16m |
| September 1 | 06:26 | 20:23 | 13h 57m |
| October 1 | 07:27 | 19:01 | 11h 34m |
| November 1 | 07:34 | 16:42 | 9h 08m |
| December 1 | 08:37 | 15:50 | 7h 14m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Riga’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Yekaterinburg 56.85°N
- Moscow 55.75°N
- Copenhagen 55.68°N
- Novosibirsk 55.04°N
- Stockholm 59.33°N
- Saint Petersburg 59.94°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Riga’s are shortest:
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