Europe
Latvia
Capital Riga · 2M people · Euro
- Top cities
- 517KRiga
- 51KDaugavpils
- 85KLiepāja
- 62KJelgava
- 54KJūrmala
Photo by Milan Zmátlo on Unsplash
- SafetySafe3.6/5
- MobilityDecent2.8/5
- CultureGood3.5/5
- ClimateCool-15–22°
Top cities
- Riga517K residents
- Daugavpils51K residents
- Liepāja85K residents
- Jelgava62K residents
- Jūrmala54K residents
Source: GeoNames
Safety in Latvia
Nothing here stands out as a concern.
Risk stays within a normal range across every hazard measured in Latvia.
Good to know — a calm national average can hide neighbourhood-level crime — research the specific district you would live in. Learn how we measure this →
Getting around Latvia
Mobility in Latvia runs middling overall across its cities.
Across 1 cities, getting around stays within a narrow band — no single city is a real outlier.
Good to know — strong airport access can coexist with weak everyday transit — check the mode you would actually use. Learn how we measure this →
Culture in Latvia
Latvia has a strong cultural scene across its cities.
Across 1 cities, cultural life stays broadly present — no single city stands far apart.
Good to know — a strong national culture score can be carried by one or two big cities — check the specific city, not only the country average. Learn how we measure this →
Airports in Latvia
Riga International Airport is Latvia's busiest gateway.
1 major airports handle about 7.1M passengers a year. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Latvia
Latvia holds one of the world's strongest passports.
- Mobility
- #13166 destinations
- GDP reach
- #3391.4% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #261,103 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Latvia
Mild and even — rarely hot, rarely brutal.
Across its cities, summer highs top out near 22°C feels-like while the coldest spots dip to around -15°C; sunshine is moderate, topping out near 160 days in Ventspils.
Feels-like °C — monthly range across cities
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Latvia
A handful of lifestyles thrive in Latvia.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Clean Air Seeker leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Decent fit
Poor fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →