Weather in Riga in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Riga;
Average weather
Average temperature in Riga in January
Going from a maximum of +9°C during the day to a minimum of -14°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +8°C to +4°C.
Is Riga warm or cold in January?
Riga is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +1°C to -1°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -3°C to -5°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is the coldest month in Riga, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Riga in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | -1°C | -1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -24°C | -30°C | -30°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +10°C | +12°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 17 mm | 14 mm | 10 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 88% | 87% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 11 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +1°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -1°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 17 mm to 14 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 88% to 87%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 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 January, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Riga.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Riga?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Riga in January 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.