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Excellent: 50Good: 5Sufficient: 3Not classified: 1
✅ Not a single site in Latvia is rated Poor this season.
✅ The safest bets in Latvia
Sites that have held the top rating five seasons in a row — not a one-year fluke.
- Liepājas Dienvidrietumu Pludmale Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Staldzenes Pludmale Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Lubānas Ezers Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Rāznas Ezers, Peldvieta Lipuškos Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Pumpuri Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Bulduri Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Saulkrastu Centrs Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Ragaciems Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Jēkabpils Peldvieta "radžu Ūdenskrātuve" Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Vakarbuļļi Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Liepājas Pludmale Pie Stadiona Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Ventspils Pilsētas Pludmale Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
📈 Turned around
These were rated Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago and are Excellent today.
- Šūņu Ezers Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Lielupe, Kreisā Krasta Peldvieta "pasta Salas Peldvieta" Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
- Lielupe, Jelgavas Pilsētas Peldvieta Excellent 📈 Turned around — was Poor or Sufficient a few seasons ago, Excellent now
📍 Destinations in Latvia
Common questions about swimming in Latvia
Is it safe to swim in Latvia?
Mostly yes. 86% of Latvia's 59 officially monitored bathing sites hold the top "Excellent" class in the 2025 assessment, and not a single one is rated Poor.
Which beaches in Latvia should I avoid?
None. No bathing site in Latvia carries a Poor classification in the 2025 assessment.
Where is the water cleanest in Latvia?
34 sites have held the top rating five seasons running — a far better signal than a single good year. Around Jurmala, Riga you will find the densest clusters.
How often is water quality tested in Latvia?
Through the whole bathing season. National sanitary authorities sample each official site for E. coli and intestinal enterococci, report to the European Environment Agency, and the published class reflects the last four seasons combined.
Ratings are the official season-long classification, computed from the last four seasons of sampling — not a live reading. After a storm any site can be temporarily worse; local advisories win.