Climate averages 1991–2020
Tallinn weather
in February.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a freezing month in Tallinn: daytime highs average -1.9°C and nights cool to about -6.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 35 mm of precipitation on roughly 9 days, which makes February a month with light precipitation (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 09 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Helsinki (82 km away). In February its highs average -2.9°C, 0.9°C cooler than Tallinn, with 41 mm of precipitation.
Among the 2 cities listed in Estonia, Tallinn ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 2 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 2 cities is -2.1°C; Tallinn is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.8°C to 1.9°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 35 mm to 33 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Tallinn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.5°C-5.4°C | -5.4°C | 43 | 10.7 | 6.97 h |
| February, selected | -1.9°C-6.4°C | -6.4°C | 35 | 9.3 | 9.29 h |
| March | 1.9°C-3.8°C | -3.8°C | 33 | 8.4 | 11.812 h |
| April | 8.7°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 36 | 8.6 | 14.514 h |
| May | 14.6°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 41 | 8.6 | 17.017 h |
| June | 18.6°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 70 | 11.3 | 18.519 h |
| July | 21.5°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 68 | 11.8 | 17.818 h |
| August | 20.3°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 77 | 12.9 | 15.616 h |
| September | 15.3°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 60 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| October | 8.8°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 64 | 12.5 | 10.310 h |
| November | 3.6°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 51 | 11.0 | 7.78 h |
| December | 0.5°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 48 | 11.2 | 6.26 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Helsinki in FebruaryFinland · 82 kmHigh -2.9°C · Low -7.1°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Espoo in FebruaryFinland · 86 kmHigh -2.7°C · Low -6.9°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Vantaa in FebruaryFinland · 97 kmHigh -2.8°C · Low -7.7°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Tartu in FebruaryEstonia · 163 kmHigh -2.3°C · Low -7.2°C · 36 mm precipitation
- Turku in FebruaryFinland · 179 kmHigh -2.0°C · Low -7.2°C · 38 mm precipitation
- Lahti in FebruaryFinland · 179 kmHigh -3.7°C · Low -8.7°C · 34 mm precipitation
- Kouvola in FebruaryFinland · 192 kmHigh -3.9°C · Low -8.8°C · 40 mm precipitation
- Tampere in FebruaryFinland · 235 kmHigh -4.1°C · Low -8.3°C · 30 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Tallinn) is explained once on the Tallinn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.