Tartu - Climate

Climate

Tartu lies within the temperate humid continental climate zone. The climate is rather mild considering the high latitude, largely due to the proximity of the Baltic Sea and warm airflows from the Atlantic. Nevertheless, continental influence can be felt on hot summer days and cold spells in winter, when temperature can occasionally (but rarely) drop below −30 °C (−22 °F). Generally, summers are cool to warm and winters are cold, although very mild and rainy in recent years.

Climate data for Tartu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)
10.9
(51.6)
17.7
(63.9)
24.7
(76.5)
29.0
(84.2)
31.2
(88.2)
34.0
(93.2)
33.7
(92.7)
28.6
(83.5)
21.4
(70.5)
13.6
(56.5)
8.4
(47.1)
34.0
(93.2)
Average high °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4)
−3.3
(26.1)
1.6
(34.9)
9.2
(48.6)
16.7
(62.1)
20.5
(68.9)
21.9
(71.4)
20.5
(68.9)
15.1
(59.2)
9.1
(48.4)
2.6
(36.7)
−1.7
(28.9)
9.0
(48.2)
Average low °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1)
−10.2
(13.6)
−6.2
(20.8)
−0.3
(31.5)
5.2
(41.4)
9.1
(48.4)
11.1
(52.0)
10.5
(50.9)
6.5
(43.7)
2.5
(36.5)
−2.2
(28.0)
−7.3
(18.9)
0.6
(33.1)
Record low °C (°F) −37.5
(−35.5)
−36
(−33)
−29.6
(−21.3)
−19.8
(−3.6)
−7.2
(19.0)
−2.2
(28.0)
2.7
(36.9)
1.7
(35.1)
−6.6
(20.1)
−11.1
(12.0)
−21.2
(−6.2)
−38.6
(−37.5)
−38.6
(−37.5)
Precipitation mm (inches) 29
(1.14)
23
(0.91)
26
(1.02)
33
(1.3)
53
(2.09)
60
(2.36)
71
(2.8)
86
(3.39)
64
(2.52)
52
(2.05)
48
(1.89)
40
(1.57)
585
(23.03)
Source: Estonian Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology

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