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Riga vs Copenhagen Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Riga, Latvia and Copenhagen, Denmark is approximately 718 km or 446 mi.
  • To reach Riga in this distance one would set out from Copenhagen bearing 74.2° or ENE and follow the great circles arc to approach Riga bearing 83.7° or E .
  • Riga has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb) whereas Copenhagen has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Both are in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 2.4 °C (4.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 3.6 °C (6.5°F) more in Riga. The continentality subtype is subcontinental as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 36 mm (1.4 in) more which is equivalent to 36 l/m² (0.88 US gal/ft²) or 360,000 l/ha (38,486 US gal/ac) more. About 1 as much.
  • There are 209 more hours of sunlight per year in Riga. In whichever way circa 0h 34' more per day or about 1 1/8 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 1.3° lower in Riga than in Copenhagen.
  • Relative humidity levels are 0.8% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 2°C (3.7°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Riga relative to Copenhagen. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Copenhagen vs Riga.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -4 (-7) -4 (-7) -3 (-5) -1 (-2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) -2 (-4) -2 (-4) -3 (-5) -4 (-7) -2 (-3)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -5 (-8) -4 (-8) -3 (-5) -2 (-3) -1 (-1) -1 (-1) -1 (-2) -1 (-1) -2 (-4) -2 (-3) -3 (-5) -5 (-10) -2 (-4)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -6 (-11) -5 (-9) -4 (-7) -3 (-5) -3 (-5) -2 (-4) -2 (-4) -3 (-5) -3 (-5) -4 (-7) -4 (-7) -6 (-11) -4 (-7)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -16 (-1) -14 (-1) -1 (0) +1 (+0) +3 (+0) +14 (+1) +8 (+0) +13 (+1) +14 (+1) +1 (+0) +13 (+1) +0 (+0) +36 (+1)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +2 (+6) +2 (+7) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) +1 (+3) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) +1 (+3) +1 (+3)   +9 (+2)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -0h 00' +0h 12' +0h 42' +1h 12' +0h 44' +1h 14' +1h 11' +0h 54' +0h 18' +0h 07' +0h 02' +0h 11'   +0h 34'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -0h 15' -0h 08' -0h 01' +0h 05' +0h 12' +0h 17' +0h 15' +0h 08' +0h 01' -0h 05' -0h 13' -0h 17'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -1.3 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 -1.2 -1.3 -1.3   -1.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -2 -2 -6 -2 +3 +5 +5 +6 +5 +0 -1 -1   +0.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -4.9 (-9) -4.4 (-8) -3.1 (-6) -2.2 (-4) +0 (+0) +0.6 (+1) -0.1 (0) +0.4 (+1) -1 (-2) -1.6 (-3) -3 (-5) -5.2 (-9) -2 (-4)

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