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Riga Weather in May

In May, Riga averages a high of 17°C (62°F) and a low of 7°C (44°F), from 34 years of daily records (1971–2004).

17°C
Average high
62°F
7°C
Average low
44°F
30°C
Record high
87°F · May 29, 1995
-5°C
Record low
23°F · May 2, 1971

What May Is Like in Riga

  • The coldest May reading, -5°C (23°F) on May 2, 1971, has not been matched in 33 years.
  • On average, 1.2 nights in May drop below freezing.
  • The warmest May in the record was 2002; the coldest was 1980.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 28% of May days, and the month averages 43 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Riga, every May since 1971
12°C17°C22°C198019902000May 1971: 19.0°CMay 1972: 16.2°CMay 1973: 15.8°CMay 1974: 13.1°CMay 1975: 18.7°CMay 1976: 15.8°CMay 1977: 15.9°CMay 1978: 14.9°CMay 1979: 19.0°CMay 1980: 12.5°CMay 1981: 19.2°CMay 1982: 16.8°CMay 1983: 18.8°CMay 1984: 19.2°CMay 1985: 17.6°CMay 1986: 17.9°CMay 1987: 14.1°CMay 1988: 18.1°CMay 1989: 17.1°CMay 1990: 15.9°CMay 1991: 13.6°CMay 1992: 16.5°CMay 1993: 20.8°CMay 1994: 14.7°CMay 1995: 16.4°CMay 1996: 17.1°CMay 1997: 13.9°CMay 1998: 17.7°CMay 1999: 15.7°CMay 2000: 17.6°CMay 2001: 17.8°CMay 2002: 20.9°CMay 2003: 18.9°CMay 2004: 16.2°C
Warmest: 2002 (20.9°C)Latest: 2004 (16.2°C)10-year averageLong-run average (16.9°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Riga on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Riga (1971–2004). The stations near Riga stopped reporting in 2004, so these figures end there. Averages cover 1971–2004. How we compute this

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