Current Local Time in Riga

Latvia Europe/Riga EEST UTC+3 Daylight saving time

14:29:41

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Daytime UTC+3 (+03:00)

Static values shown for Aug 2, 14:29; your browser updates them to the current second.

JavaScript is off, so this clock is frozen at the time above. The time zone rules, clock-change dates and sun and moon figures on this page are accurate regardless.

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UTC offset now

UTC+3

UTC+2 standard / UTC+3 summer

Abbreviation

EEST

EET / EEST

Daylight saving

Daylight saving time

Next change October 25, 2026

IANA time zone

Europe/Riga

Latvia · Europe

Riga time zone

Local time in Riga alternates between UTC+2 (EET) and UTC+3 (EEST). In 2026 the switch to EEST happens on March 29, 2026 and the return to EET on October 25, 2026. Any offset quoted for Riga without a date is only right for part of the year.

IANA time zone: Europe/Riga
Offset in standard time: UTC+2 (EET)
Offset in daylight saving time: UTC+3 (EEST)
Daylight saving starts (2026): March 29, 2026 at 04:00
Daylight saving ends (2026): October 25, 2026 at 03:00
Most recent clock change: March 29, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 03:00 EET to 04:00 EEST
Next clock change: October 25, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 04:00 EEST to 03:00 EET
When it is 12:00 UTC: 14:00 in January · 15:00 in July

Clock changes in Riga, 2026–2028

Full record for Riga → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.

Every scheduled clock change for Europe/Riga, computed from the IANA time zone database. Local times are the wall-clock readings in Riga.
Date	Change	Local time	Offset after	Then called
March 29, 2026	Forward 60 min	02:59 → 04:00	UTC+03:00	EEST (DST)
October 25, 2026	Back 60 min	03:59 → 03:00	UTC+02:00	EET (standard)
March 28, 2027	Forward 60 min	02:59 → 04:00	UTC+03:00	EEST (DST)
October 31, 2027	Back 60 min	03:59 → 03:00	UTC+02:00	EET (standard)
March 26, 2028	Forward 60 min	02:59 → 04:00	UTC+03:00	EEST (DST)
October 29, 2028	Back 60 min	03:59 → 03:00	UTC+02:00	EET (standard)

Sun and moon in Riga

Computed for 56.9496°, 24.1052° on August 2, 2026.

Sunrise

05:24

Sunset

21:34

Day length

16h 10m

−4m 05s vs yesterday

Solar noon

13:29

Sun at its highest

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

Twilight phases in Riga on August 2, 2026.
Phase	Morning	Evening	Sun's altitude
Astronomical twilight	—	—	−18° to −12°
Nautical twilight	03:18	23:41	−12° to −6°
Civil twilight	04:34	22:24	−6° to −0.833°
Sunrise / sunset	05:24	21:34	−0.833° (upper limb at the horizon)

Across 2026, daylight in Riga runs from about 6h 43m at the shortest day to 17h 52m at the longest.

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning

Moonrise: 22:19
Moonset: 10:02
Next full moon: Aug 28, 07:19
Next new moon: Aug 12, 20:38

Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.

Weather in Riga

Time difference between Riga and other cities

Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.

Local time in each city at the same instant, relative to Riga.
City	Local time	Difference	Across the year
New York United States	07:29	−7h	Varies: −7h / −6h
Sao Paulo Brazil	08:29	−6h	Varies: −6h / −5h
London United Kingdom	12:29	−2h	Fixed all year
Tel Aviv Israel	14:29	±0h	Varies: ±0h / +1h / −1h
Cairo Egypt	14:29	±0h	Varies: ±0h / −1h / +1h
Mumbai India	16:59	+2:30h	Varies: +2:30h / +3:30h
Sydney Australia	21:29	+7h	Varies: +7h / +9h / +8h
Los Angeles United States	04:29	−10h	Varies: −10h / −9h

Riga at a glance

Country: Latvia
Region: Europe
Coordinates: 56.9496° N, 24.1052° E
IANA time zone: Europe/Riga
Currency: EUR
Language: Latvian
Usual clock notation: 24-hour
Also written: Rīga

Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .

よくある質問

What time is it in Riga right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Riga, Latvia, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Europe/Riga time zone rules. Riga currently runs at UTC+3 (EEST), and switches between UTC+2 and UTC+3 across the year.

What time zone is Riga in?

The IANA identifier for Riga is Europe/Riga. Its abbreviation is EET in standard time and EEST while daylight saving time is in force.

What is the UTC offset in Riga?

Riga has two offsets. It runs at UTC+2 during standard time and at UTC+3 during daylight saving time, which is why a single fixed offset for Riga is always wrong for part of the year. In 2026 the daylight saving period runs from March 29, 2026 to October 25, 2026.

Does Riga observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Riga changes its clocks twice in 2026: March 29, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 03:00 EET to 04:00 EEST; October 25, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 04:00 EEST to 03:00 EET. Time differences with other places therefore shift during the year.

What is the time difference between Riga and New York?

For most of 2026, New York is 7 hours behind Riga. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 6 hours (New York behind Riga) from March 8 – March 29 and October 25 – November 1.

What is the time difference between Riga and Sao Paulo?

For most of 2026, Sao Paulo is 6 hours behind Riga. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 5 hours (Sao Paulo behind Riga) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.

What is the time difference between Riga and London?

The gap is fixed: London is 2 hours behind Riga on every date of the year.

How long is the day in Riga?

Day length in Riga ranges from about 6h 43m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 17h 52m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 56.95°, longitude 24.11°.