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Climate Trends in Latvia

Climate trends for Latvia from 1 station with long records. Also streaks and temperature swings.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Longest Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry Streaks: Latvia

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Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C)

Consecutive days with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F).

Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C), Latvia: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1RigaLatvia116 days9 December 1968 to 3 April 1969
2LiepajaLatvia106 days23 December 1941 to 7 April 1942
3ValgaLatvia96 days5 January to 10 April 2013
4SorveLatvia60 days29 December 2009 to 26 February 2010
5RuhnuLatvia59 days30 December 2009 to 26 February 2010
6AluksneLatvia50 days17 February to 7 April 2022
7ZoseniLatvia39 days17 February to 27 March 2022
8RujienaLatvia38 days13 November to 20 December 2022
9DagdaLatvia38 days14 November to 21 December 2022
10GulbeneLatvia37 days14 November to 20 December 2022

Longest run of ice days (maximum at or below 0 C)

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or below 0 C (32 F).

Longest run of ice days (maximum at or below 0 C), Latvia: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1LiepajaLatvia73 days9 January to 22 March 1942
2ValgaLatvia55 days30 December 2009 to 22 February 2010
3RigaLatvia54 days21 January to 15 March 1947
4SorveLatvia48 days6 January to 22 February 2010
5AluksneLatvia35 days16 November to 20 December 2022
6RuhnuLatvia27 days6 January to 1 February 2010
7GulbeneLatvia21 days17 November to 7 December 2022
8DagdaLatvia21 days17 November to 7 December 2022
9ZoseniLatvia20 days30 November to 19 December 2022
10RujienaLatvia18 days30 November to 17 December 2022

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year, Latvia: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1LiepajaLatvia136 dayswithin 1924
2SorveLatvia75 dayswithin 1964
3RuhnuLatvia53 dayswithin 1971
4DobeleLatvia48 dayswithin 1964
5JelgavaLatvia48 dayswithin 1964
6SkulteLatvia43 dayswithin 1972
7RigaLatvia43 dayswithin 1972
8RucavaLatvia43 dayswithin 1974
9AluksneLatvia42 dayswithin 1964
10KolkaLatvia41 dayswithin 1947

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year, Latvia: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1PavilostaLatvia19 dayswithin 1991
2AluksneLatvia17 dayswithin 1978
3LiepajaLatvia17 dayswithin 1986
4RuhnuLatvia16 dayswithin 1977
5SkriveriLatvia16 dayswithin 1990
6VentspilsLatvia15 dayswithin 1938
7ValgaLatvia15 dayswithin 1978
8RucavaLatvia15 dayswithin 1980
9KolkaLatvia13 dayswithin 1959
10DagdaLatvia13 dayswithin 1967

A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.

Biggest One Day Temperature Swings: Latvia

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Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum

The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum, Latvia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1RigaLatvia18.3 C (32.9 F)19 January 1963
2LiepajaLatvia18.0 C (32.4 F)1 February 1956
3ValgaLatvia16.0 C (28.8 F)25 December 2012
4RuhnuLatvia11.2 C (20.2 F)19 May 2017
5SorveLatvia10.7 C (19.3 F)25 December 2012

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum

The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum, Latvia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1ValgaLatvia18.9 C (34.0 F)26 January 1985
2LiepajaLatvia17.8 C (32.0 F)16 January 1940
3RigaLatvia14.9 C (26.8 F)7 February 1956
4RuhnuLatvia12.6 C (22.7 F)20 May 2026
5SorveLatvia11.4 C (20.5 F)4 June 2009

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum

The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum, Latvia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1LiepajaLatvia25.3 C (45.5 F)24 February 1963
2ValgaLatvia24.5 C (44.1 F)22 January 1986
3RigaLatvia20.7 C (37.3 F)2 February 1956
4SorveLatvia20.7 C (37.3 F)12 January 2003
5RuhnuLatvia11.0 C (19.8 F)9 January 2024

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum

The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum, Latvia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1LiepajaLatvia19.4 C (34.9 F)15 January 1940
2RigaLatvia16.0 C (28.8 F)17 January 1950
3ValgaLatvia15.9 C (28.6 F)9 March 2023
4SorveLatvia10.6 C (19.1 F)14 September 2026
5RuhnuLatvia9.4 C (16.9 F)14 September 2026

Widest range between the high and the low of one day

The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Widest range between the high and the low of one day, Latvia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1RigaLatvia27.4 C (49.3 F)12 February 1985
2LiepajaLatvia27.3 C (49.1 F)1 February 1956
3ValgaLatvia25.0 C (45.0 F)10 January 1982
4SorveLatvia18.6 C (33.5 F)1 May 2026
5RuhnuLatvia18.5 C (33.3 F)2 May 2026

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day

The smallest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day, Latvia
RankStationCountryValueDate
1LiepajaLatvia0.0 C (0.0 F)30 April 2003
2SorveLatvia0.2 C (0.4 F)5 November 2025
3RuhnuLatvia0.3 C (0.5 F)10 November 2025
4ValgaLatvia0.4 C (0.7 F)18 December 1993
5RigaLatvia0.4 C (0.7 F)17 January 1999

Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Trends and counts are computed by this site from daily station records. The long-record station set is described under each chart.