Pärnu

City in Estonia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Pärnu kesklinn - Aerial photo of Pärnu in Estonia (2)

Pärnu kesklinn - Aerial photo of Pärnu in Estonia (2): Kristian Pikner, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Pärnu is a city in Estonia, in Pärnumaa. About 40,228 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Estonia in our atlas.

It lies at 58.39° N, 24.50° E, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Tallinn time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.

Location

Red dot: Pärnu. Green dots: other major cities of Estonia. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Pärnu has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 22°C (72°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about -8°C (18°F). Around 691 mm (27 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

-2°-6°Jan53-2°-8°Feb451°-4°Mar428°0°Apr4215°6°May4319°11°Jun6922°14°Jul6622°14°Aug7816°10°Sep569°4°Oct684°1°Nov690°-3°Dec60mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Pärnu kesklinn - Aerial photo of Pärnu in Estonia (2): Kristian Pikner, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)