When to go · Tartu
Tartu, month by month
The best months for Tartu: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (dark, wet, few events).-2 °C / -8 °C, 12 rain days28 °F / 18 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (dark, wet, few events).-2 °C / -8 °C, 10 rain days28 °F / 18 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (dark, wet, few events).3 °C / -4 °C, 10 rain days37 °F / 25 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across Estonia: Cool and changeable; bogs flood in Soomaa (the 'fifth season') — canoe tours.10 °C / 1 °C, 10 rain days50 °F / 34 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGreatInside Tartu's best window: May–Sep.17 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Tartu's best window: May–Sep.20 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Tartu's best window: May–Sep.22 °C / 12 °C, 12 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Tartu's best window: May–Sep.21 °C / 11 °C, 12 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Tartu's best window: May–Sep.15 °C / 7 °C, 12 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across Estonia: Autumn colours early, then rain and dark evenings; clocks change late in the month.9 °C / 3 °C, 13 rain days48 °F / 37 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (dark, wet, few events).3 °C / -2 °C, 14 rain days37 °F / 28 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (dark, wet, few events).-1 °C / -6 °C, 13 rain days30 °F / 21 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday