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Jūrmala

General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.7147,Lat: 56.9584
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	1:14:51am
Population	51000 (5th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Jūrmala

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Spuņciems	3.4 km	South
2 Gātciems	6.9 km	SouthWest
3 Bigauņciems	11.2 km	West
4 Piņķi	12 km	East
5 Lapmežciems	12.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	25 km	East
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	270 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	280 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Jūrmala lies at the Gulf of Riga (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Babītes ezers (23.2 km² at a distance of 3.6 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 65.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 92 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 51%, low location: 49%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 16 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.6 km2

9.4%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

Agriculture

8.6 km2

17.5%

Urban area

12.2 km2

25%

Rock-Sand

1.1 km2

2.3%

Water - Lakes

10.6 km2

21.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Jūrmala in country Latvia

Jūrmala at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	24 km	East
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	242 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	253 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Babites ezers	LV	3.5 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Jūrmala
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jūrmala

Type of weather in Jūrmala	few clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	04:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:20 Europe/Amsterdam