Riga is located in Latvia and uses the Europe/Riga timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3. Sunrise is at 06:39 and sunset at 17:38 local time. The coordinates of Riga are 56.95°N, 24.11°E.

Today Riga gets 10 hours 59 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:08, about 8 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Riga shares its GMT+2 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Kyiv, Sofia, Tallinn. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Riga from…

From	Gap	Call at (Riga time)
🇺🇦 Lviv	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇷 Athens	same time	09:00–17:00
🇪🇪 Tallinn	same time	09:00–17:00
🇧🇬 Sofia	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−2h	11:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−6h	15:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+2h	09:00–15:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Riga in?›

Riga is in the Europe/Riga timezone, currently GMT+2.

Does Riga observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Riga observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Riga?›

Riga is currently GMT+2 from UTC (GMT+2). Clocks change on 28 March 2027.

Is Riga ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Riga is 2 hours ahead of London and 6 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Riga in UTC?›

09:00 in Riga is 07:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+2 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Riga today?›

Today the sun rises in Riga at 06:39 and sets at 17:38 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.