This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in Latvia
- Type CCEE 7/16 (Europlug)No earth
- Type FCEE 7/3 (Schuko)Earthed
- Voltage
- 230 V
- Frequency
- 50 Hz
- Earthed sockets
- Type F
What you need, by where you are coming from
- Arriving from the United States or CanadaA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
- Arriving from the UK or IrelandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
- Arriving from most of continental EuropePlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
- Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.
Latvian sockets are Type Schuko at 230 V, matching the other Baltic states.
Sockets in Latvia are Type and at 230 V, 50 Hz - the Schuko outlet used across continental Europe.
- A Europlug fits every socket in the country.
- Estonia, Lithuania and Poland's Schuko outlets all match for anything with a two-pin plug.
- British, American and Australian plugs need an adapter.
- Older Riga apartment buildings have unearthed sockets that take the same plugs with nothing behind the clips.
- 230 V, so only American 120 V-only appliances need a converter.
- Type is the earthed version of the same outlet. A Europlug fits both, and the clips only matter for metal-cased appliances.
Sources (1)
What this guide was checked against. Rules and prices change — follow the official link before you rely on a detail.
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