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The climate is affected by Atlantic air masses, but inland the
climate becomes more Continental. The mean precipitation is 500-800
mm yearly. The vegetation period with an air temperature over +5oC
begins about 15 April and lasts 180-200 days. The mean air
temperature in July is about +17oC. The year 2000 was the
second warmest (the warmest was 1989) recorded in Latvia this
century, with a mean temperature of +7.6oC. The long-term
mean temperature in Latvia is +5.6oC.
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