Europe/Riga

Time zone identifier: Europe/Riga

Current civil offset: +02:00 (EET)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1879-12-31

Local Mean Time (LMT): +01:36:34 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 126 transitions across 6 distinct offsets

Associated countries: LV

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: Europe/Riga shifted between 6 distinct offsets from 1879-12-31 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (126 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1879-12-31T22:23:26Z`	`1880-01-01 00:00:00`	+01:36:34 → +01:36:34	`RMT`	No	offset-only
`1918-04-15T00:23:26Z`	`1918-04-15 03:00:00`	+01:36:34 → +02:36:34	`LST`	Yes	gap
`1918-09-16T00:23:26Z`	`1918-09-16 02:00:00`	+02:36:34 → +01:36:34	`RMT`	No	overlap
`1919-04-01T00:23:26Z`	`1919-04-01 03:00:00`	+01:36:34 → +02:36:34	`LST`	Yes	gap
`1919-05-22T00:23:26Z`	`1919-05-22 02:00:00`	+02:36:34 → +01:36:34	`RMT`	No	overlap
`1926-05-10T22:23:26Z`	`1926-05-11 00:23:26`	+01:36:34 → +02:00	`EET`	No	gap
`1940-08-04T22:00:00Z`	`1940-08-05 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	gap
`1941-06-30T21:00:00Z`	`1941-06-30 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`CEST`	Yes	overlap
`1942-11-02T01:00:00Z`	`1942-11-02 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`CET`	No	overlap
`1943-03-29T01:00:00Z`	`1943-03-29 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CEST`	Yes	gap
`1943-10-04T01:00:00Z`	`1943-10-04 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`CET`	No	overlap
`1944-04-03T01:00:00Z`	`1944-04-03 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CEST`	Yes	gap
`1944-10-02T01:00:00Z`	`1944-10-02 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`CET`	No	overlap
`1944-10-12T23:00:00Z`	`1944-10-13 02:00:00`	+01:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	gap
`1981-03-31T21:00:00Z`	`1981-04-01 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1981-09-30T20:00:00Z`	`1981-09-30 23:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1982-03-31T21:00:00Z`	`1982-04-01 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1982-09-30T20:00:00Z`	`1982-09-30 23:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1983-03-31T21:00:00Z`	`1983-04-01 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1983-09-30T20:00:00Z`	`1983-09-30 23:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1984-03-31T21:00:00Z`	`1984-04-01 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1984-09-29T23:00:00Z`	`1984-09-30 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1985-03-30T23:00:00Z`	`1985-03-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1985-09-28T23:00:00Z`	`1985-09-29 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1986-03-29T23:00:00Z`	`1986-03-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1986-09-27T23:00:00Z`	`1986-09-28 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1987-03-28T23:00:00Z`	`1987-03-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1987-09-26T23:00:00Z`	`1987-09-27 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1988-03-26T23:00:00Z`	`1988-03-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1988-09-24T23:00:00Z`	`1988-09-25 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1989-03-25T23:00:00Z`	`1989-03-26 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	offset-only
`1989-09-24T00:00:00Z`	`1989-09-24 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1990-03-25T00:00:00Z`	`1990-03-25 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1990-09-30T00:00:00Z`	`1990-09-30 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1991-03-31T00:00:00Z`	`1991-03-31 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1991-09-29T00:00:00Z`	`1991-09-29 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1992-03-29T00:00:00Z`	`1992-03-29 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1992-09-27T00:00:00Z`	`1992-09-27 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1993-03-28T00:00:00Z`	`1993-03-28 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1993-09-26T00:00:00Z`	`1993-09-26 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1994-03-27T00:00:00Z`	`1994-03-27 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1994-09-25T00:00:00Z`	`1994-09-25 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1995-03-26T00:00:00Z`	`1995-03-26 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1995-09-24T00:00:00Z`	`1995-09-24 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1996-03-31T00:00:00Z`	`1996-03-31 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1996-09-29T00:00:00Z`	`1996-09-29 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1997-03-30T01:00:00Z`	`1997-03-30 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1997-10-26T01:00:00Z`	`1997-10-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1998-03-29T01:00:00Z`	`1998-03-29 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1998-10-25T01:00:00Z`	`1998-10-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1999-03-28T01:00:00Z`	`1999-03-28 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1999-10-31T01:00:00Z`	`1999-10-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2001-03-25T01:00:00Z`	`2001-03-25 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2001-10-28T01:00:00Z`	`2001-10-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2002-03-31T01:00:00Z`	`2002-03-31 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2002-10-27T01:00:00Z`	`2002-10-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2003-03-30T01:00:00Z`	`2003-03-30 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2003-10-26T01:00:00Z`	`2003-10-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2004-03-28T01:00:00Z`	`2004-03-28 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2004-10-31T01:00:00Z`	`2004-10-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2005-03-27T01:00:00Z`	`2005-03-27 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2005-10-30T01:00:00Z`	`2005-10-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2006-03-26T01:00:00Z`	`2006-03-26 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2006-10-29T01:00:00Z`	`2006-10-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2007-03-25T01:00:00Z`	`2007-03-25 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2007-10-28T01:00:00Z`	`2007-10-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2008-03-30T01:00:00Z`	`2008-03-30 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2008-10-26T01:00:00Z`	`2008-10-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2009-03-29T01:00:00Z`	`2009-03-29 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2009-10-25T01:00:00Z`	`2009-10-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2010-03-28T01:00:00Z`	`2010-03-28 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2010-10-31T01:00:00Z`	`2010-10-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2011-03-27T01:00:00Z`	`2011-03-27 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2011-10-30T01:00:00Z`	`2011-10-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2012-03-25T01:00:00Z`	`2012-03-25 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2012-10-28T01:00:00Z`	`2012-10-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2013-03-31T01:00:00Z`	`2013-03-31 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2013-10-27T01:00:00Z`	`2013-10-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2014-03-30T01:00:00Z`	`2014-03-30 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2014-10-26T01:00:00Z`	`2014-10-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2015-03-29T01:00:00Z`	`2015-03-29 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2015-10-25T01:00:00Z`	`2015-10-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2016-03-27T01:00:00Z`	`2016-03-27 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2016-10-30T01:00:00Z`	`2016-10-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2017-03-26T01:00:00Z`	`2017-03-26 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2017-10-29T01:00:00Z`	`2017-10-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2018-03-25T01:00:00Z`	`2018-03-25 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2018-10-28T01:00:00Z`	`2018-10-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2019-03-31T01:00:00Z`	`2019-03-31 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2019-10-27T01:00:00Z`	`2019-10-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2020-03-29T01:00:00Z`	`2020-03-29 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2020-10-25T01:00:00Z`	`2020-10-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2021-03-28T01:00:00Z`	`2021-03-28 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2021-10-31T01:00:00Z`	`2021-10-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2022-03-27T01:00:00Z`	`2022-03-27 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2022-10-30T01:00:00Z`	`2022-10-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2023-03-26T01:00:00Z`	`2023-03-26 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2023-10-29T01:00:00Z`	`2023-10-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2024-03-31T01:00:00Z`	`2024-03-31 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2024-10-27T01:00:00Z`	`2024-10-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2025-03-30T01:00:00Z`	`2025-03-30 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2025-10-26T01:00:00Z`	`2025-10-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2026-03-29T01:00:00Z`	`2026-03-29 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2026-10-25T01:00:00Z`	`2026-10-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2027-03-28T01:00:00Z`	`2027-03-28 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2027-10-31T01:00:00Z`	`2027-10-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2028-03-26T01:00:00Z`	`2028-03-26 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2028-10-29T01:00:00Z`	`2028-10-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2029-03-25T01:00:00Z`	`2029-03-25 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2029-10-28T01:00:00Z`	`2029-10-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2030-03-31T01:00:00Z`	`2030-03-31 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2030-10-27T01:00:00Z`	`2030-10-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2031-03-30T01:00:00Z`	`2031-03-30 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2031-10-26T01:00:00Z`	`2031-10-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2032-03-28T01:00:00Z`	`2032-03-28 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2032-10-31T01:00:00Z`	`2032-10-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2033-03-27T01:00:00Z`	`2033-03-27 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2033-10-30T01:00:00Z`	`2033-10-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2034-03-26T01:00:00Z`	`2034-03-26 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2034-10-29T01:00:00Z`	`2034-10-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2035-03-25T01:00:00Z`	`2035-03-25 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2035-10-28T01:00:00Z`	`2035-10-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2036-03-30T01:00:00Z`	`2036-03-30 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2036-10-26T01:00:00Z`	`2036-10-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2037-03-29T01:00:00Z`	`2037-03-29 04:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2037-10-25T01:00:00Z`	`2037-10-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: europe (Lines 1873 to 1878)

Milne 1899 says Riga was 1:36:28 (Polytechnique House time).
Byalokoz 1919 says Latvia was 1:36:34.
Go with Byalokoz.

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