About Jelgava
Discover Jelgava, which is located in Latvia, home to 61,791 residents, with a Latitude, Longitude of 56° 38' 60" N, 56° 38' 60" N. Today is Sunday, December 14, and the city observes the Eastern European Standard Time time zone. The next daylight saving time change is just 104 days away. It's 9 days away from the next major holiday, Christmas Eve. To view additional holidays for this year, you can reference the holiday calendar for Latvia.
Stay informed with the current local time in Jelgava, including the exact day of the week and date. Discover detailed information about the local time zone, population, sunrise and sunset, and other interesting facts about Jelgava, Latvia. Find everything you need to know about Jelgava, including its population, time zone, currency, and dialing code for Latvia.
Current Date and Time Information
This year is not a leap year, so our calendar we will have 365 days this year. We have 17 more days left in the month of December. We are currently on the 348th day of the year, with 17 days remaining and so far 95.34% of the year has passed.
Key Information About Jelgava
- Time Zone
- Eastern European Standard Time
- Daylight Savings
- Currently not observing daylight savings
- Daylight Saving Time Begins: March 29, 2026
- On Sunday, March 29th 2026, at 03:00 AM, clocks will be turned forward by one hour to 04:00 AM. This marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Remember to adjust your clocks accordingly.
- Current UTC Offset
- UTC +02
- Country ISO 2
- LV
- Country ISO 3
- LVA
- Population
- 61,791
- Country Dialing Code
- +371
- Top Level Domain
- .lv
- Time Zone Identifier
- Europe/Riga
- Country
- Latvia
- Elevation
- 0 Meters or 0 Feet
- Currency Code / Name
- EUR / Euro
- Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Latitude: 56.65
Longitude: 23.71278 - Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
- Latitude: 56° 38' 60" N
Longitude: 23° 42' 46.01" E - Coordinates in Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
- Latitude: 56° 39.000' N
Longitude: 23° 42.767' E - Alternate Names of Jelgava
- Elgava, Iyelgava, Jelgava, Jelgawa, Mitau, Mitava, Mitawa, Yelgava, Елгава, Елґава, Митава