Tartu
City in Estonia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Tartu is a city in Estonia. About 91,407 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Estonia in our atlas.
It lies at 58.38° N, 26.73° E, about 39 m (128 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: Tartu. Green dots: other major cities of Estonia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tartu 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 -10°C (13°F). Around 777 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 588335 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q13972 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.