When to go · Tartu
Tartu in May
Great month. Inside Tartu's best window: May–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 17°C63°F / 6°C43°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Estonia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Estonia overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Tartu
Inside Tartu's best window: May–Sep.
Weather in May
- TartuHighs around 17 °C, lows around 6 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 63 °F, lows around 43 °F, rain on about 10 days
- South and inland, Estonia · Tartu, Otepää, Võru, Viljandibest weather
More continental: colder, snowier winters (cross-country skiing around Otepää) and a few degrees warmer in summer.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Spring Day
1 May · Estonia
Public holiday; Walpurgis Night parties on 30 April in Tartu.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Estonia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Estonia overall
- Medium
Estonia overall: Green and bright; 30 April Walpurgis in Tartu; sea still cold.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast