Lake swimming in Latvia: 2025 water quality
Latvia reported 16 lake bathing waters for the 2025 season. 100% were classified Excellent — 15.3 points above the 84.7% for all 59 bathing waters in the country — and 0 were Poor. 10 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
lake bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Season status: Today (6 November 2026) is outside the official bathing season (15 May – 15 September). Official monitoring is tied to the season (a first sample may be taken shortly before it opens), so there are no current official water-quality results now. The next season starts on 15 May 2027.
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Map of lake bathing waters
How lake bathing waters in Latvia rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 14 | 93.3% | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 14 | 93.3% | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 13 | 86.7% | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 10 | 83.3% | 0 |
Most consistent Excellent lakes
10 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- BŪŠNIEKU EZERS 11 seasons
- CIECERES EZERS 11 seasons
- GAURATAS EZERS 11 seasons
- JĒKABPILS PELDVIETA "RADŽU ŪDENSKRĀTUVE" 11 seasons
- KARJERS "BEBERLIŅI" 11 seasons
- LIELAIS STROPU EZERS 11 seasons
- LIELAIS STROPU EZERS, PELDVIETA STROPU VILNIS 11 seasons
- LIMBAŽU LIELEZERA PELDVIETA 11 seasons
- SALDUS EZERS 11 seasons
- ZIRGA EZERS 11 seasons
- BĀBELĪTE 10 seasons
- LUBĀNAS EZERS 10 seasons
- RĀZNAS EZERS, PELDVIETA LIPUŠKOS 9 seasons
- LUKNAS EZERS 8 seasons
- KOVŠU EZERS 5 seasons
- ŠŪŅU EZERS 3 seasons
Lakes rated Poor in 2025
None of the 16 lake bathing waters in Latvia was classified Poor in 2025.
Near which major cities?
Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:
- Riga 2 lake bathing waters within 60 km
Lakes compared across Europe
| # | Country | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 254 | 96.9% | 1 |
| 2 | Finland | 211 | 95.7% | 0 |
| 3 | Denmark | 123 | 94.3% | 0 |
| 4 | Germany | 1,893 | 91.8% | 3 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 80 | 91.3% | 0 |
| 6 | Czechia | 62 | 90.3% | 0 |
| 7 | Portugal | 49 | 89.8% | 1 |
| 8 | Italy | 673 | 88.4% | 5 |
| 9 | France | 845 | 86.7% | 15 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 135 | 86.7% | 4 |
| 11 | Sweden | 210 | 82.4% | 6 |
| 12 | Estonia | 30 | 80% | 0 |
| 13 | Spain | 109 | 79.8% | 4 |
| 14 | Belgium | 77 | 79.2% | 1 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 587 | 70.5% | 26 |
| 16 | Slovakia | 40 | 70% | 0 |
| 17 | Hungary | 247 | 69.6% | 3 |
| 18 | Croatia | 34 | 67.6% | 0 |
| 19 | Poland | 489 | 60.1% | 5 |
Countries with at least 30 lake bathing waters. Networks differ in size and in how sites are designated, so this is a descriptive comparison, not a safety ranking.
Quick answers
- How many lake bathing waters in Latvia are rated Excellent?
- 16 of 16 (100%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
- Which lakes in Latvia have the best long-term record?
- 10 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example BŪŠNIEKU EZERS, CIECERES EZERS, GAURATAS EZERS. See the full list.
- Can I check current conditions?
- The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Peldūdens (Health Inspectorate). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.
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