Riga Weather in December
Riga in December
The short of it: Riga in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 6 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -2° · rain 45 mm · daylight 6 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
December in Riga brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -2°, with about 45 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 6 h 45 min in mid-December, 72 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Riga runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Vecrīga, 0 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Riga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h