The time difference between Riga and New York is 6 hours. When it is 12:00 noon in Riga, it is 06:00 in New York. Riga uses the Europe/Riga time zone (UTC+2), while New York uses America/New_York (UTC-4).
There are 2 overlapping business hours between Riga and New York (assuming 9:00–17:00 in each city). The ideal window for calls and meetings is:
Use this table to quickly convert any hour from Riga time to New York time. Rows highlighted in green indicate overlapping business hours in both cities.
| Riga | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 (-1 day) | Night |
| 01:00 | 19:00 (-1 day) | Night |
| 02:00 | 20:00 (-1 day) | Night |
| 03:00 | 21:00 (-1 day) | Night |
| 04:00 | 22:00 (-1 day) | Night |
| 05:00 | 23:00 (-1 day) | Night |
| 06:00 | 00:00 | |
| 07:00 | 01:00 | |
| 08:00 | 02:00 | |
| 09:00 | 03:00 | |
| 10:00 | 04:00 | |
| 11:00 | 05:00 | |
| 12:00 | 06:00 | |
| 13:00 | 07:00 | |
| 14:00 | 08:00 | |
| 15:00 | 09:00 | Overlap |
| 16:00 | 10:00 | Overlap |
| 17:00 | 11:00 | |
| 18:00 | 12:00 | |
| 19:00 | 13:00 | |
| 20:00 | 14:00 | |
| 21:00 | 15:00 | |
| 22:00 | 16:00 | Night |
| 23:00 | 17:00 | Night |
New York is currently observing daylight saving time, while Riga is on standard time. When New York switches back to standard time, the difference between these two cities will shift by 1 hour.
The time difference is 6 hours. New York is 6 hours behind Riga.
Yes. One of these cities observes DST while the other does not, so the difference shifts by 1 hour when DST begins or ends.
The best window is between 15:00 and 17:00 Riga time, which corresponds to 09:00–11:00 in New York. Both sides fall within normal business hours.
Subtract 6 hours from Riga time to get New York time. Use the hour-by-hour table above for a quick reference.
For sunrise and sunset data, visit TheSunsetTimes.com. For detailed DST schedules, see DaylightSavingTime.info.