Estonia in August

Still summer; festivals and cruise crowds in Tallinn; nights cooling by the end.

• North coast and Tallinn · Tallinn, Lahemaa, Narvabest weather

  Mild for its latitude thanks to the sea; winter around −3 °C with slush and wind; summer 18–23 °C with up to 19 hours of light.

• South and inland · Tartu, Otepää, Võru, Viljandibest weather

  More continental: colder, snowier winters (cross-country skiing around Otepää) and a few degrees warmer in summer.

• Western islands and coast · Saaremaa, Hiiumaa, Pärnu, Haapsalubest weather

  Sunniest part of the country in summer; the sea stays cold until late June; many guesthouses close October–April.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Day of Restoration of Independence

  20 Aug

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Estonia

High

Prices · Estonia

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• North coast and Tallinn

  Best weather of the year (Tallinn, Lahemaa, Narva)

• South and inland

  Best weather of the year (Tartu, Otepää, Võru, Viljandi)

• Western islands and coast

  Best weather of the year (Saaremaa, Hiiumaa, Pärnu, Haapsalu)

• Tallinn

  Warm; busy.