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Best time to visit Tallinn
Estonia · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Tallinn
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- JanJTallinn in January: avoid
- FebFTallinn in February: avoid
- MarMTallinn in March: avoid
- AprATallinn in April: good
- MayMTallinn in May: sweet spot
- JunJTallinn in June: good, busy
- JulJTallinn in July: good, busy
- AugATallinn in August: good, busy
- SepSTallinn in September: sweet spot
- OctOTallinn in October: avoid
- NovNTallinn in November: avoid
- DecDTallinn in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
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- Busy
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Things to do in Tallinn
- Kadriorg Palace An imperial Russian summer residence built by Italian architect Niccolo Michetti for…
- Toompea Castle Seat of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The castle complex consists of several parts…
- Tallinn TV Tower A 314 m high, free-standing structure with an observation deck on the 21st floor which…
- Stenbock House Today, the Stenbock House is the seat of Estonia's government…
- Kiek in de Kök An artillery tower, which is today a museum.
- Freedom Square The Freedom Square is one of the main squares in Tallinn…
- Seaplane Harbour Lennusadam, literally "air port"…
Tours and tickets in Tallinn
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Tallinn), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1° | 10d | 88% | 1.5h | avoid | bitter cold: -1C daily max |
| Feb | -1° | 7d | 85% | 3.3h | avoid | bitter cold: -1C daily max |
| Mar | 4° | 6d | 79% | 6.8h | avoid | bitter cold: 4C daily max |
| Apr | 9° | 7d | 73% | 10.1h | good | 9C max, 7 rainy days |
| May | 15° | 6d | 67% | 13.0h | sweet spot | 15C max, 6 rainy days |
| Jun | 20° | 9d | 71% | 14.0h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 22° | 13d | 76% | 13.4h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 21° | 12d | 78% | 11.3h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 16° | 10d | 81% | 8.6h | sweet spot | 16C max, 10 rainy days |
| Oct | 10° | 12d | 85% | 5.0h | avoid | 10C max, 12 rainy days |
| Nov | 5° | 11d | 88% | 2.2h | avoid | bitter cold: 5C daily max |
| Dec | 1° | 10d | 88% | 1.1h | avoid | bitter cold: 1C daily max |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the Old Town, 6 km from the airport (TLL): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Tallinn's March days now average 4.2°C, 3.3°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 5 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | -3.0° | -3.0° | 0.9° | 7.9° | 14.9° | 18.2° | 20.5° | 18.7° | 13.7° | 9.3° | 3.1° | -0.8° |
| 2017–26 | -0.7° | -0.7° | 4.2° | 8.7° | 15.0° | 20.2° | 21.5° | 20.7° | 16.4° | 10.0° | 4.9° | 1.1° |
| Change | +2.3° | +2.3° | +3.3° | +0.8° | +0.1° | +2.0° | +1.0° | +1.9° | +2.7° | +0.7° | +1.8° | +1.8° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Tallinn is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Stockholm
- from Copenhagen
- from Warsaw
- from Prague
- from Vienna
- from Frankfurt
- from Amsterdam
- from Munich
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Before you go
| Cost of living | moderate — prices run about 66% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025) |
|---|---|
| Currency | Euro |
| Languages | Estonian |
| Plugs | Type C and F, 230 V |
| Driving | On the right |
| Calling code | +372 |
| Travel advice | No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-08-11 Exercise normal security precautions — Global Affairs Canada, updated 2026-09-24 Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions — US State Department, updated 2026-03-31 |
| Health | UK Foreign Office health advice |
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-08. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.Travel advice for American readers is the US State Department's (public domain), and for Canadian readers Global Affairs Canada's (Open Government Licence - Canada), each in its own words and written for its own citizens; entry rules depend on your passport.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Estonia uses the euro. Visa and Mastercard are widely accepted, contactless payment and Apple Pay and Google Pay are common, and cards are preferred in most places, but carry a little cash for markets and very small businesses. In Tallinn, foreign currency can be changed only at exchange offices, which charge fees.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not compulsory; for exceptionally good service or food, about 10% of the bill is usual.
Getting around Tallinn
From the airport's public transport centre, at the city end of the terminal, tram T4 runs through the centre (Viru, Vabaduse väljak) and T2 to Hobujaama and on to the Old City Harbour, stopping in front of Terminal A (Eckerö Line and Viking Line from Helsinki; Tallink's Terminal D is 470 m away). Visitors pay: tap a contactless bank card on the validator on board for a €2 one-hour ticket, and once a day's rides pass the €5.50 day ticket, the rest of that day is free; QR tickets are also sold at machines at the airport and in Terminals A and D. The Old Town is a 15 to 20-minute walk from the ferry terminals.
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, Forus, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Take only official taxis with a TAKSO sign, or one booked ahead: unmarked taxis are illegal. Fares vary widely between companies, so check the rates on the yellow sticker in the right rear window, ask for an estimate and make sure the meter is on; the apps show the price before you book.
The Old Town is best navigated on foot, not that you have much choice. A network of buses, trams and trolleybuses covers the rest of the city. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Tallinn, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 8 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (19)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/estonia/getting-help
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/estonia/safety-and-security
- travel.gc.ca/destinations/estonia
- bolt.eu/en/cities/tallinn
- uber.com/global/en/cities/tallinn
- forustakso.ee/en
- apps.apple.com/ee/app/forus-ride-send-rent/id935061987
- airport.ee/en/taxi
- airport.ee/en/public-transport
- visittallinn.ee/eng/visitor/plan/transport/taxi
- visittallinn.ee/eng/visitor/plan/transport/public-transport
- visittallinn.ee/eng/visitor/plan/transport/arrival
- visittallinn.ee/eng/visitor/faq
- ts.ee/en/public-transport
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- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
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- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Tallinn in pictures
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Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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What Tallinn is like
Tallinn is Estonia's capital and largest city. Tallinn is an important port of the Baltic Sea, with the busy passenger section of the port reaching the foothill of the picturesque medieval Old Town, which has been astonishingly well preserved and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The Tenet tour is a showcase of sets of the 2020 film Tenet. The Tallinn history tour is a walk through the city's long history. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Medieval Days (Keskaja Päevad), Raekoja plats (in the Old Town). July. Come and experience the medieval atmosphere of the historic Hanseatic City! More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- All ferries dock at Reisisadam port, to the north of the centre. Tallink uses Terminal D at the south-eastern side of the bay and Eckerö and Viking the Terminal A/B at the northwestern side. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Tallinn is easily among Europe's safest capitals, with violent crime being rare and petty crime being negligible compared to other cities. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Tallinn, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Tallinn
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Tallinn is in Estonia, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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