Sunrise in Riga today
October 5, 2026 · Riga, Latvia
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Sunrise in Riga today is at 07:35. Day length is 11h 15m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Riga's coordinates and updated daily.
Riga lies at 57°N. In Riga, day length ranges from 6h 43m in winter to 17h 52m in summer — a swing of about 11h 9m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Riga today, at a bearing of 97°. It starts getting light 38 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 11 minutes later in Riga than in Daugavpils, 191 km to the southeast.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Riga.
The longest day in Riga is around 17h 52m (around June 21). The shortest is around 6h 43m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 5 minutes per day.
Sunrise in Riga by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:51 | 16:15 | 7h 24m |
| February | 07:53 | 17:24 | 9h 30m |
| March | 06:41 | 18:26 | 11h 45m |
| April | 06:17 | 20:32 | 14h 15m |
| May | 05:07 | 21:35 | 16h 28m |
| June | 04:30 | 22:20 | 17h 50m |
| July | 04:52 | 22:08 | 17h 16m |
| August | 05:51 | 21:07 | 15h 16m |
| September | 06:55 | 19:45 | 12h 51m |
| October | 07:56 | 18:24 | 10h 27m |
| November | 08:05 | 16:13 | 8h 9m |
| December | 08:56 | 15:43 | 6h 47m |