Jūrmala climate — normals and trends
Jūrmala (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 671 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Jūrmala averages 105 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Jūrmala has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 133 to 77 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 4 August 2014) and the coldest -30.6 °C (on 1 February 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
JūrmalaJūrmala
- coords
- 56.97°, 23.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
671mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
82.8 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
0.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
31.2 °C
4 August 2014
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
100 mm
29 July 2024
Windiest day
60.8 km/h
17 January 1992
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
31 December 1988
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
15 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
24 December 2010
Sunniest day
17.0 h
10 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 °C | +5.4 °C | 97 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 0.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 26 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 7.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 10.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 39 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 12.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 81 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 108 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 137 mm | +61 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 106 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 64 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 84 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 5.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 47 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 49 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jūrmala?
Jūrmala has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 671 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jūrmala?
The hottest day measured in Jūrmala between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jūrmala?
The coldest day measured in Jūrmala between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Jūrmala?
Yes. Jūrmala gets on average 82.8 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Jūrmala warmed?
Yes: Jūrmala warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jūrmala?
The wettest day measured in Jūrmala between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2024, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jūrmala?
The windiest day measured in Jūrmala between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1992, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jūrmala?
The warmest month in Jūrmala is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (-3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Jūrmala?
Jūrmala receives on average 671 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jūrmala?
Jūrmala gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jūrmala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jūrmala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 2010, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jūrmala?
Yes: Jūrmala has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jūrmala?
In Jūrmala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 15 July 2021, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 24 January 1942.
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