Jaunjelgava
Latvia
A compact Latvian town on the left bank of the Daugava River, Jaunjelgava sits in the Selonia region southeast of Riga. It has a long civic history, receiving market-town rights in 1590 and full town rights in 1647. The town is also known in Latvian as "New Jelgava" and in German as Friedrichstadt, reflecting its layered heritage.
- Population1,938
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.0 km1.2 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
-4°25°
60mm2.3in
F
-4°26°
50mm2.0in
M
0°32°
50mm1.9in
A
6°44°
50mm2.0in
M
12°54°
70mm2.7in
J
16°61°
85mm3.4in
J
18°65°
85mm3.4in
A
17°63°
85mm3.3in
S
13°55°
65mm2.5in
O
7°44°
70mm2.8in
N
2°36°
60mm2.4in
D
-2°29°
55mm2.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗