Weather in Riga in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Riga;
Average weather
Average temperature in Riga in December
Going from a maximum of +8°C during the day to a minimum of -9°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -1°C to +2°C.
Is Riga warm or cold in December?
Riga is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +4°C to +1°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +1°C to -3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Riga, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Riga in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +4°C | +1°C | -1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -19°C | -24°C | -30°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +12°C | +10°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 34 mm | 17 mm | 14 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 88% | 87% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 6 | 13 | 13 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +4°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +1°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 34 mm to 17 mm. Humidity rises from 87% to 88%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Riga is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Riga.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Riga?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Riga in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+8°C) and the highest in 2020 (+13°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 342 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1096 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Riga
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Riga, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.