Current time in Riga, Latvia
Eastern European Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Eastern European Time · Europe/Riga
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 EEST
- Abbreviation
- EET / EEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 03:00, back the last Sunday in October at 04:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:00 (EEST → EET).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Latvia (capital) · 56.95° N, 24.11° E
- Population
- 742,572
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Riga at about 12:24 standard time: the clock runs about 24 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:07 and 13:30 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:26 | 18:37 | 12h 11m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:29 | 22:21 | 17h 53m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:10 | 19:20 | 12h 10m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:59 | 15:43 | 6h 43m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:22–19:04 (11 h 41 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.