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Gothenburg vs Riga Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Gothenburg, Sweden and Riga, Latvia is approximately 723 km or 449 mi.
  • To reach Gothenburg in this distance one would set out from Riga bearing 281.9° or WNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Gothenburg bearing 271.8° or W .
  • Gothenburg has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas Riga has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb).
  • Both are in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome.
  • The average temperature is 1.6 °C (2.9°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 2.6 °C (4.7°F) less in Gothenburg. The continentality subtype is semicontinental as opposed to subcontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 34 mm (1.3 in) more which is equivalent to 34 l/m² (0.83 US gal/ft²) or 340,000 l/ha (36,348 US gal/ac) more. About 1 as much.
  • There are 116 more hours of sunlight per year in Gothenburg. In whichever way circa 0h 19' more per day or about 1 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 0.8° lower in Gothenburg than in Riga.
  • Relative humidity levels are 2.4% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 1°C (1.8°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +3 (+5) +3 (+5) +2 (+4) +0 (0) +0 (0) 0 (0) +-1 (-2) +-1 (-2) +0 (0) +1 (+2) +2 (+4) +4 (+7) +1 (+2)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +4 (+7) +3 (+5) +2 (+3) +1 (+2) +0 (+0) 0 (0) +1 (+1) +0 (+1) +1 (+2) +1 (+2) +2 (+4) +4 (+8) +2 (+3)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +5 (+9) +4 (+7) +3 (+5) +2 (+4) +2 (+4) +3 (+5) +2 (+4) +2 (+4) +2 (+4) +3 (+5) +4 (+7) +5 (+9) +3 (+6)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +18 (+1) +9 (+0) -2 (0) +0 (+0) -9 (0) -7 (0) +7 (+0) +5 (+0) -1 (0) +5 (+0) +1 (+0) +8 (+0) +34 (+1)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -4 ( -13) -3 ( -11) -2 ( -6) -1 ( -3) -2 ( -6) -1 ( -3) 0 ( 0) -1 ( -3) 0 ( 0) -1 ( -3) -1 ( -3) -1 ( -3)   -17 ( -5)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +0h 23' +0h 31' +0h 21' +0h 08' +0h 11' +0h 08' +0h 17' +0h 19' +0h 24' +0h 32' +0h 24' +0h 07'   +0h 19'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -0h 10' -0h 05' -0h 00' +0h 03' +0h 08' +0h 12' +0h 10' +0h 05' +0h 00' -0h 03' -0h 08' -0h 12'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -0.7 -0.7 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.7 -0.7   -0.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +0 -1 +0 -3 -5 -4 -3 -6 -4 -2 +0 -1   -2.4
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +3.7 (+7) +2.5 (+5) +1.3 (+2) +0.2 (+0) -0.9 (-2) -0.9 (-2) +0 (+0) -0.8 (-1) +0.2 (+0) +0.7 (+1) +2.4 (+4) +3.9 (+7) +1 (+2)

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