About Riga
Discover Riga, which is located in Latvia, home to 742,572 residents, with a Latitude, Longitude of 56° 56' 45.6" N, 56° 56' 45.6" N. Today is Wednesday, December 3, and the city observes the Eastern European Standard Time time zone. The next daylight saving time change is just 115 days away. It's 20 days away from the next major holiday, Christmas Eve. To view additional holidays for this year, you can reference the holiday calendar for Latvia.
Stay informed with the current local time in Riga, including the exact day of the week and date. Discover detailed information about the local time zone, population, sunrise and sunset, and other interesting facts about Riga, Latvia. Find everything you need to know about Riga, including its population, time zone, currency, and dialing code for Latvia.
Current Date and Time Information
This year is not a leap year, so our calendar we will have 365 days this year. We have 28 more days left in the month of December. We are currently on the 337th day of the year, with 28 days remaining and so far 92.33% of the year has passed.
Key Information About Riga
- Time Zone
- Eastern European Standard Time
- Daylight Savings
- Currently not observing daylight savings
- Daylight Saving Time Begins: March 29, 2026
- On Sunday, March 29th 2026, at 03:00 AM, clocks will be turned forward by one hour to 04:00 AM. This marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Remember to adjust your clocks accordingly.
- Current UTC Offset
- UTC +02
- Country ISO 2
- LV
- Country ISO 3
- LVA
- Population
- 742,572
- Country Dialing Code
- +371
- Top Level Domain
- .lv
- Time Zone Identifier
- Europe/Riga
- Country
- Latvia
- Elevation
- 0 Meters or 0 Feet
- Currency Code / Name
- EUR / Euro
- Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Latitude: 56.946
Longitude: 24.10589 - Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
- Latitude: 56° 56' 45.6" N
Longitude: 24° 6' 21.2" E - Coordinates in Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
- Latitude: 56° 56.760' N
Longitude: 24° 6.353' E - Alternate Names of Riga
- RIX, Reiga, Riga, Rigae, Rige, Rigg-a, Rigo, Riia, Riigaa, Riika, Rija, Riqa, Ryga, Ríga