Riga Weather in March
Riga in March
The short of it: Riga in March averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 38 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 4° · low -2° · rain 34 mm · daylight 11 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
March in Riga brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -2°, with about 34 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 4°; nights run about -2°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 38 min in mid-March, 134 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 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 March. Vecrīga, 0 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Riga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h