Jelgava
City in Latvia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Jelgava aerial view: Igors Jefimovs, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Jelgava is a city in Latvia. About 54,834 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Latvia in our atlas.
It lies at 56.65° N, 23.71° E, about 5 m (16 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Riga time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Jelgava. Green dots: other major cities of Latvia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Jelgava has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 23°C (73°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about -8°C (17°F). Around 693 mm (27 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 459279 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q179830 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Jelgava aerial view: Igors Jefimovs, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)