Current time in Latvia

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+02:00 in winter, UTC+03:00 in summer.

Current time in Riga, Latvia
17:57 00
Friday, May 8, 2026 EEST UTC+03:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
IANA time zone
Europe/Riga
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CEST / EEST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Riga, Latvia is ⁦17:57⁩ (⁦EEST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+03:00⁩.

Riga is the capital of Latvia, located at 56.946, 24.106.

The current time zone for Riga is EEST, whose offset is UTC+03:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Europe/Riga.

The next daylight saving transition is October 25, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Riga

Central European Summer Time (CEST)

IANA time zone: Europe/Riga
During winter
CEST
Central European Summer Time
UTC+02:00
Currently active
EEST
Eastern European Summer Time
UTC+03:00

Time zones in Latvia

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Europe/Riga

EEST UTC+03:00

Etc/GMT-2

GMT+2 UTC+02:00

World clock

Compared with Riga

Riga
17:57
0h
Daugavpils
17:57
0h
Liepāja
17:57
0h
Jelgava
17:57
0h
Jūrmala
17:57
0h
Ventspils
17:57
0h
Rēzekne
17:57
0h
Valmiera
17:57
0h
Ogre
17:57
0h
Jēkabpils
17:57
0h

Daylight saving time in Latvia

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+02:00 in winter, UTC+03:00 in summer.

Next DST change October 25, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Latvia.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 30, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 26, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 29, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 25, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 28, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 31, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 26, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 29, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Mar 30, 2025, Oct 26, 2025,
2026Mar 29, 2026, Oct 25, 2026,
2027Mar 28, 2027, Oct 31, 2027,
2028Mar 26, 2028, Oct 29, 2028,

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Latvia is 17:57 EEST. The primary clock uses Europe/Riga, currently UTC+03:00 from UTC.

Latvia has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Europe/Riga, Etc/GMT-2.

The primary time zone for Latvia observes daylight saving time. The next known clock change is tracked from the IANA time zone database.