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Latvia in May

Around 16 °C with 57 mm of rain and 8.3 hours of sun a day.

May is a solid shoulder-season month in Latvia. Around 16 °C with 57 mm of rain and 8.3 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Latvia · May
What the weather usually does

Latvia · typical month

  • Day / night
    6 – 16 °C
    Year range -5 – 22 °C
  • Rainfall
    57 mm
    Year range 42 – 100 mm
  • Sunshine
    8.3 hr / day
    Year range 0.8 – 8.3 hr / day
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Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Latvia

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Latvia carry a higher advisory — up to level 3, "Reconsider travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

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Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyLatvia. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (-0.6), highest in July (22.1). Monthly means: -0.6, 0.6, 5.0, 10.7, 16.4, 21.2, 22.1, 21.6, 17.4, 10.4, 4.5, 1.3.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January-0.6-4.6-16.85.7
February0.6-4.1-15.86.1
March5.0-1.9-8.312.1
April10.71.9-2.819.4
May16.46.0-0.325.0
June21.211.35.928.4
July22.113.49.228.6
August21.612.68.228.4
September17.49.33.724.6
October10.44.7-1.216.5
November4.51.2-5.610.8
December1.3-2.1-10.66.1
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyLatvia. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in March (42), highest in July (100). Monthly means: 62, 49, 42, 48, 57, 74, 100, 97, 56, 74, 58, 54.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January62
February49
March42
April48
May57
June74
July100
August97
September56
October74
November58
December54
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyLatvia. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (0.8), highest in May (8.3). Monthly means: 1.2, 2.7, 4.8, 6.7, 8.3, 8.1, 6.8, 6.0, 4.7, 2.7, 1.1, 0.8.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January1.2
February2.7
March4.8
April6.7
May8.3
June8.1
July6.8
August6.0
September4.7
October2.7
November1.1
December0.8
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyLatvia. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in August (11.4), highest in January (15.4). Monthly means: 15.4, 15.0, 14.0, 13.9, 11.8, 11.7, 11.5, 11.4, 13.3, 15.2, 14.3, 15.2.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January15.47.524.7
February15.07.424.7
March14.07.123.2
April13.98.021.9
May11.86.319.0
June11.75.820.1
July11.55.619.7
August11.45.918.6
September13.36.522.3
October15.27.724.6
November14.36.722.6
December15.27.823.3
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Around 11 °C with 48 mm of rain and 6.7 hours of sun a day.

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June

Around 21 °C with 74 mm of rain and 8.1 hours of sun a day.

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