Latvia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
13.3km²
Area
29km
Coastline
27m
Highest point
19°C
Warmest sea
August
When to go to Buļļu sala
Best to visit from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (19 °C) and coolest in February (1 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Riga, Latvia
Buļļu sala is an island in Latvia. It covers 13.3 km², with 29 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 27 m.
Getting there
- Riga International Airport (RIX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 km in a straight lineCar hire at RIX airport (Riga)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Buļļu sala.
- 6beachesNūdistu pludmale and 5 more
- 2viewpointsPutnu novērošanas platforma
- 1lighthousesDaugavgriva lighthouse
- 1marinasLaivu centrs
- 11castles and fortsDaugavgrīvas cietoksnis, Komētas Forts, Rīta zvaigzne and 8 more
- 8ruins and archaeological sitesKomētforts, Daugavgrīvas pulvertornis and 6 more
- 2waymarked walking routesIzziņas taka, Veselības taka
- 5restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Buļļu sala, each with its own numbers.
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
0.14km²
Ziemeļupe
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
22.9°C
Ziemeļupe
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Ziemeļupe0.14km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 8 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Daugavgrīva9,952 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | -2 | -2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Night low (°C) | -6 | -6 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | -2 |
| Sea (°C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Rain (mm) | 52 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 55 | 71 | 68 | 57 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 0.3 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2.4 | +3.0 | +3.1 | +2.1 | ±0.0 | +2.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +2.7 | +1.7 |
| 2021 | +1.0 | −0.8 | −0.7 | −1.9 | −0.7 | +4.6 | +5.1 | −0.2 | −1.2 | −0.7 | +0.6 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | −0.7 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +1.2 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | −0.2 | −0.4 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | −0.9 | −0.7 | −0.4 | −1.5 | +2.8 | +3.3 | +2.0 | +0.8 | +3.1 | +2.4 | +1.7 | +1.3 |
| 2025 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +1.7 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.4 | −0.2 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +1.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q4098948) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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