Current Time in Latvia
Latvia uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Latvia
It's 10:15 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Latvia on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Latvia observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- IANA: Europe/Riga
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 (EET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time (to EEST, UTC+3).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Riga
Daugavpils
Liepāja
Jelgava
How Latvia writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25.11.2026 · 2026. gada 25. novembris
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the lv-LV locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Latvia
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas dienaWed, 18 November 2026 · in 13 days
- Christmas EveZiemassvētku vakarsThu, 24 December 2026 · in 49 days
- Christmas DayPirmie ZiemassvētkiFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayOtrie ZiemassvētkiSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's EveVecgada dienaThu, 31 December 2026 · in 56 days
Time difference from Latvia
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Latvia time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 10 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
Latvia at a glance
- Capital
- Riga
- Population
- 1,829,000
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
Questions about time in Latvia
- What time is it in Latvia right now?
- When this page was generated it was 10:15 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Latvia.
- How many time zones does Latvia have?
- Latvia uses one time zone, Eastern European Time (IANA ID Europe/Riga).
- Does Latvia observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Latvia observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Latvia?
- The next national public holiday is Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia on Wed, 18 November 2026.