Tallinn weather is classified as temperate oceanic and is very similar in patters to the rest of Estonia. Weather in Tallinn is typified by warm conditions that prevail almost throughout the whole summer season, while in sharp contrast harsh patterns dominate the long winter season. Another aspect of Tallinn weather is the clear distinction between its four seasons: overall, winters are very cold, springs short and rainy, summers are hot and autumns characteristically long.
Weather in Tallinn is continental and oceanic, with very cold winters, short and rainy spring, hot summers and long autumns. In summer temperatures can get up to 30°C, but the average values usually lie by 17°C, whereas in winter they can go down to -4°C. The best period to visit Estonia is summertime, when days are longer and warmer.
One of the best retained medieval towns not only in Estonia, but also in the whole of Europe, Tallinn is situated on the Baltic Sea. Understandably, the city’s geographical position has an immense influence on the patterns of Tallinn weather, subjecting it to sea breezes and humidity. Again, because of its northern latitude, summer daylight hours are significantly longer, stretching to 19 hours at its longest. On the other end of the spectrum, winter only experience even less than a meager six hours of sunlight per day, and as a result darkness prevails. What this effectively means is that the day during the summer season seems to be never ending, while in winter it feels inadequate.
Despite the prevailing cold of winter, snow fall is anything but abundant. However on the occasion that snow does indeed fall, it covers the landscape under its thick white blanket almost constantly between December and March.
Tallinn weather is such that the bulk of precipitation occurs during the summer season, especially when humid clouds that originate over the Baltic Sea, bring their invigorating rain over the city. Autumn is also blessed with plenty of rainfall, precipitation levels being almost as high as those usually recorded during summer. There is however one major difference between the two seasons: rainfall during summer are short, sudden downpours that rarely last for more than two hours, while in autumn although less fierce they tend to occupy almost the whole of the day. Snow provides the bulk of winter’s precipitation, tending to melt away with the arrival of spring.
Summer Tallinn weather is characterized by temperatures that usually hover around the 21°C mark, occasionally peaking at roughly 30°C, giving locals and visitors alike the opportunity to take a dip at one of the city’s beaches. In winter though, mercury falls to an average of -8°C, and when arctic winds blow through the city temperatures can drop as low as a freezing 30°C. Tallinn weather is at its coldest during the winters months of December, January and February and its hottest during June, July and August. It’s also worth noting that spring and autumn weather in Tallinn is at its absolute finest near the west coast of the city.
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