Jelgava

Jelgava: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jelgava

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Jelgava: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Jelgava — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 56.65257, 23.64501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jelgava

• Jelgavas Svētās Trīsvienības baznīcas tornis · church · Jelgavas novads · ~6 km · Must-see
• Jelgavas Svētā Simeona un Svētās Annas pareizticīgo katedrāle · church · Jelgavas novads · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dobele Liberation Monument · fort · Dobeles novads · ~29 km · Must-see
• Slampes ūdenskrātuve · lake · Tukuma novads · ~38 km · Must-see
• Babītes ezers · lake · Mārupes novads · ~39 km · Must-see
• Māriņmuižas dīķis · lake · Tukuma novads · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ķemeri National Park · sanctuary · Tukuma novads · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mežotne palace · fort · Bauskas novads · ~43 km · Must-see
• Blankenfeldes muiža · attraction · Jelgavas novads · ~43 km · Must-see
• Riga Aviation Museum · museum · Mārupes novads · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rundāle Palace · fort · Bauskas novads · ~44 km · Must-see
• Monument to Rainis and Aspazija · beach · Jūrmala · ~46 km · Must-see
• Titurgas ezers · lake · Ķekavas novads · ~48 km · Must-see
• Svētā Alberta baznīca · church · Riga · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kaņieris · lake · Tukuma novads · ~50 km · Must-see
• Buļļuciema bāka · beach · Jūrmala · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kobes dārzs · park · Riga · ~51 km · Must-see
• Torņakalna baznīca · church · Riga · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jelgava

Other beaches & coast near Jelgava

• Monument to Rainis and Aspazija · beach · Jūrmala · ~46 km · Must-see
• Buļļuciema bāka · beach · Jūrmala · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ragaciema bāka · beach · Tukuma novads · ~54 km · Must-see
• Daugavgriva lighthouse · beach · Riga · ~63 km · Must-see
• Engures bāka · beach · Tukuma novads · ~78 km · Must-see
• White Dune · beach · Saulkrastu novads · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mērsraga bāka · beach · Talsi Municipality · ~107 km · Must-see
• Kaltene Stone Ridges · beach · Talsi Municipality · ~127 km · Must-see
• Spuņupe · beach · Mārupes novads · ~38 km
• Klapkalnciems Beach · beach · Tukuma novads · ~59 km

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