Riga Weather in February
Riga in February
The short of it: Riga in February averages a high of 0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -5° · rain 34 mm · daylight 9 h 23 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Riga an average February high of 0°, a low of -5° and some 34 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 0°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 23 min in mid-February, 121 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 2 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 February. Vecrīga, 0 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
February in Riga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h