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As a general rule, the summer months (May – Sept) are warm and temperatures tend to be similar to those in Southern England.  The winters tend to be much colder than the UK (averaging –5C in Jan & Feb).

July and August are the warmest months and the days are very long.  Consequently, the city is then at its busiest with tourists visiting mainly from other parts of Estonia and Finland but increasingly from further afield.  However, even at this time of year, the city is not too busy and it is still easy to get a table at a street café even in the Old Town Square. 

Outside the main summer tourist period (in May, June and Sept) the city is a little cooler but often more comfortable with much fewer tourists.  April and May are the springtime months in Estonia when the stork – believed to bring good luck – returns to his nest for another year and everyone relaxes after the long winter.  June is the month of midsummer celebrations and festivities and the country only has a few hours of darkness each night.

In the winter, and particularly from December through to February, the city is normally covered in snow and this gives the city a magical fairy-tale like look and sound.  Restaurants, cafes and bars remain open throughout the year so in many ways (as long as you are prepared to wrap up for the cold), this is also a good time to visit.  The lack of tourists makes it a pleasure to take amazing, unspoilt photographs of the city rooftops and squares.

March is wet and soggy as the snow thaws and is therefore best avoided.  October to November are cold but generally lack snow.