Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salaspils features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (29 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -26 °C (-14 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 722 mm (28.4 inches) and receives 139 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salaspils enjoys an average of 3305 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 6 hours 50 minutes to 17 hours 42 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Salaspils are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 0 °C (29 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salaspils experiences 24 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 94 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Average high | 0°C (33°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 1°C (35°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (30°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -3°C (26°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Mean minimum | -15°C (5°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Minimum | -26°C (-14°F) | -24°C (-10°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Salaspils, Latvia with other places around the world.
Salaspils usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salaspils are January, February and April. On average, 41 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44 (1.8) | 38 (1.5) | 50 (2.0) | 41 (1.6) | 64 (2.5) | 56 (2.2) | 91 (3.6) | 82 (3.2) | 75 (3.0) | 72 (2.9) | 56 (2.2) | 51 (2.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
The sunniest months in Salaspils are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 14 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salaspils: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78 | 162 | 267 | 347 | 429 | 458 | 450 | 388 | 306 | 226 | 112 | 77 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 7h 30m | 9h 30m | 11h 52m | 14h 19m | 16h 30m | 17h 42m | 17h 4m | 15h 4m | 12h 42m | 10h 17m | 8h 5m | 6h 50m |
Salaspils experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 6 - 7, which corresponds to the High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Salaspils UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |