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Tallinn

Located in Harju, Estonia Coordinates: 59°26′04″ N 24°45′52″ E

Tallinn
Ben Bender · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
437,811
437.8K
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
Places inside
68
listed under Tallinn
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport5 km
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport99 km

About Tallinn

Tallinn is a district. Location: Harju, Estonia. Population: 437,811.

From Wikipedia

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. Located on a bay in northern Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of 452,563 as of 2026, making it the third most-populous city in the Baltics. As of 2024, the population of the Tallinn metropolitan area is estimated at 646,315. Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
tallinn.ee

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Tallinn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -7°)
Wettest month
August (79 mm)
Driest month
February (34 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Tallinn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-2°2°8°15°19°22°20°15°9°4°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-7°-4°0°5°10°13°12°8°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)493436373554757973747060

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tallinn

The nearest airport is Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL), 5 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 1 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 5 kmsoutheast
  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 99 kmnorth
  • Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 114 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 1 kmnorthwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 280 kmsouth
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 381 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 387 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Tallinn

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 31 natural sites, 95 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km21 places

  • Aegna Saar Island 16 kmN
  • Nargen Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Kumbli Island 16 kmN
  • Kräsuli Island 16 kmN

25–60 km38 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 26 kmNE
  • Suur-Pakri Saar Island 51 kmW
  • Rammu Island 30 kmNE
  • Koipsi Island 31 kmNE

60–100 km94 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 84 kmN
  • Vormsi Island 99 kmSW
  • Osmussaar Island 80 kmW
  • Mohni Island 65 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Tallinn

68 places
  1. 7 Kristiine 34.3K
  2. 8 Väike-Õismäe 26.8K
  3. 9 Lilleküla 26.2K
  4. 10 Pirita 18.3K
  5. 11 Uus Maailm 6.8K
  6. 12 Männiku 5.9K
  7. 13 Katleri 5.1K
  8. 14 Kurepõllu 3.8K
  9. 15 Kassisaba 3.5K
  10. 16 Kose 2.2K
  11. 17 Aegna Saar 11

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages39

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights1

Nature and heritage in Tallinn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources