Latvia
Time now in Jelgava
Sunrise 06:05Sunset 08:51Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Riga
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
54,701
Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
08:51
Day length
14h 46m
Coordinates
56.65, 23.72
Time difference from Jelgava
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Jelgava right now.
Jelgava on the map
About the time in Jelgava
Jelgava sits at latitude 56.65, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 46m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Jelgava runs on Europe/Riga, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
The zone identifier Europe/Riga is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Riga keeps pointing at Riga time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Jelgava
- When do the sun rise and set in Jelgava today?
- Sunrise is at 06:05 and sunset at 08:51, giving 14h 46m of daylight.
- Does Jelgava change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Jelgava?
- Jelgava is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Jelgava right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Jelgava, updating every second from Europe/Riga (UTC +3).
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