Good Time to Visit

Weather

Summer in Estonia is warm, with relatively mild weather in spring and autumn. Winter, from November to mid-March, can be very cold and heavy snowfalls are common. Rainfall is common throughout the year, and is heaviest in August.

In Tallinn (elevation 44 m), average temperatures are at their lowest in January and February at -7°C (with a minimum of -10°C and a maximum of -5°C), and their highest in July, at 16°C (with a minimum of 12°C and a maximum of 20°C). Rainfall averages from 2 to 7 cm a month, with the greatest amounts falling from July to October (6 cm a month or more), with the least (2-4 cm) falling from January to April.

Visitors are advised to bring warm clothes during winter (cooler ones may be brought during the summer) along with rainwear all year round.

More information on the Estonian weather may be found in Climate in Estonia.

Festivals

Tallinn's July Baltika Folk Festival is a week of music, dance, exhibitions and parades focusing on Baltic and other folk traditions, held every few years. The All-Estonian Song Festival, which climaxes with a choir of up to 30,000 people singing traditional Estonian songs on a vast open-air stage in front of a massive audience is held every five years. The night of 23 June is the eve of Jaanipaev, the climax of midsummer events. Traditionally, Estonians head out into the countryside to dance, sing and make merry around bonfires. Many people take a holiday during the week around Jaanipaev.

Public Holidays

The following table shows the public holidays celebrated in Estonia: