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Triplandio Riga guide covers 5 travel guides across 15 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 19 self-guided walking tours in Riga with 129 POI, spanning 59.1 km in total. Get inspired by 9 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Riga
City & Country Data Latvia (Riga)
Key travel data for Riga — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Latvia
Cost
HIGH
Safety
82
Health
64
Lifestyle
65
Infra
78
Rank
#31
Score
59
Tourists
3.2M/y
GDP/cap
$26.3k
Life Exp
76.4 yrs
Population
1.8M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Latvian
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Riga
Coffee
$3.17
Beer
$5.00
Lunch
$15.00
Groceries
$43.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.00
Transit
$1.50
Fuel
$1.70/l
Internet
$30.00/m
Salary
$1,290/m
Best time to visit Riga (Latvia)
Now (September) avg: 16°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: May & Sep.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
20°C / 13°C
Sunrise / Sunset
7:12 / 19:18
Local time
22:56
Sea Temp
19°C
Best Months 
May & Sep
May & Sep
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Jan
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Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Riga —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A refreshing cold beetroot soup often enjoyed in summer. A layered cake with cream and fruit popular in Riga. A traditional dish of peas and bacon. Small rolls filled with a mixture of bacon and onion. A hearty potato salad with mixed vegetables and meats. This dish consists of gray peas sautéed with bacon. A chilled summer beet soup made with kefir, cucumbers, and dill. A traditional Latvian caraway cheese made for the summer solstice. Traditional Latvian tart made with rye crust filled with carrots and potatoes.
Traditional Local Food
Riga (Latvia)
Soup
Vegetarian
Biešu zupa
byeh-shoo zoo-pah
· Beetroot soup
Dessert
Vegetarian
Kūka
Koo-ka
· Latvian layered cake
Main course
Meat
Pelēkie zirņi
Pelēkie zirņi ar speķi
peh-leh-kyeh zeer-nyee
· Grey peas with bacon
Snack
Meat
Pīrādziņi
pee-rahd-zee-nee
· Latvian bacon rolls
Starter
Meat
Rasols
rah-soles
· Latvian potato salad
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Main course
Meat
Riga Grey Peas with Bacon
Rīgas pelēkie zirņi ar speķi
Ree-gas peh-leh-kee zeer-nee ar speh-kee
· Sautéed peas with pork
Soup
Vegetarian
Aukstā Zupa
owk-STA zoup-ah
· Cold beet soup
Snack
Vegetarian
Jāņu Siers
YAH-nu SYEHRS
· Midsummer cheese
Dessert
Vegetarian
Sklandrausis
sklawn-DROW-sis
· Carrot and potato tart
