Best time to visit Riga

Month	Temp	Daylight	Crowds	Note
January	-5/-15°C	7 h	1/5	Cold, dark, cheap. Skip unless you want snow.
February	-5/-15°C	9 h	1/5	Coldest month. Ice rinks, balsam-warmed bars.
March	0/+5°C	12 h	2/5	Mud season. Days lengthen fast.
April	+5/+12°C	14 h	2/5	Spring blooms. Aerodium reopens.
May	+10/+18°C	16 h	3/5	Sweet spot: warm, long days, prices low.
June	+15/+22°C	18 h	4/5	Jāņi 23-24 (everything closed). Otherwise great.
July	+18/+25°C	17 h	5/5	Peak season, +30% prices, Old Town packed.
August	+17/+24°C	15 h	5/5	Hot, busy. Jūrmala active.
September	+12/+18°C	13 h	3/5	Other sweet spot: warm, Gauja colors, fewer crowds.
October	+5/+12°C	11 h	2/5	Autumn colors. Bring rain shell.
November	0/+5°C	8 h	1/5	Greyest month. Skip.
December	-3/+2°C	7 h	3/5	Christmas markets. Cold but festive.