Tallinn weather

The best months to visit Tallinn are May, June, July, September. Mid-June through July the White Nights keep Toompea hill lit past 11pm and the Old Town Days medieval fair fills Raekoja Plats with 15th-century reenactments.

July runs the highest averages in Tallinn, with typical daytime highs of 21°C (70°F). July hits 25C and locals ferry to Aegna or Naissaar islands, or swim at Pirita beach where the yacht harbor hosted the 1980 Moscow Olympics sailing events.

January brings the lowest averages, with daytime highs near -1°C (30°F). January averages -5C and the Baltic sometimes freezes over to Helsinki; locals cross-country ski from Kadriorg park to Pirita along the coast, headlamps required.

August typically records the highest monthly rainfall — around 94mm on average. October drizzle sets in for weeks and the Toompea limestone becomes slick; locals switch to knee-high boots and long wool socks under jeans.

Tallinn, Estonia has mild summers, freezing winters. Estonia is not Russian and locals will correct you sharply — the country was Soviet-occupied 1944-1991 and only 25% of Tallinn residents are ethnic Russian, concentrated in Lasnamae. Skype was invented here. The Telliskivi Creative City in a former Soviet industrial complex has better food than the Old Town — F-hoone or Peatus for Estonian-Nordic fusion. The correct greeting is 'tere' not 'privet.' Buy black bread (must leib) at Rimi and eat it with sprats and sour cream. You can read the detailed month-by-month breakdown on this page.