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River

Pirita

Located in Tallinn, Harju Coordinates: 59°28′01″ N 24°49′48″ E

Pirita
John Serrao · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
8 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pirita
0.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport6 km
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport95 km

About Pirita

Pirita is a river. Location: Tallinn, Harju.

From Wikipedia

The Pirita (Estonian: Pirita jõgi) is a 105 km (65 mi) long river in northern Estonia that drains into the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea in the Pirita district of the capital city Tallinn. The basin area of the river is 799 km2. As part of the Tallinn water supply system, the Pirita is impounded into the Paunküla and Vaskjala reservoirs. The reservoir in Vaskjala is connected over a canal to the Lake Ülemiste in Tallinn, where the Ülemiste Water Treatment Plant is situated.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
107 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Pirita

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 Pirita
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-2°2°8°15°20°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 Pirita

The nearest airport is Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL), 6 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 5 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 6 kmsouth
  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 95 kmnorth
  • Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 119 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 5 kmsouthwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 284 kmsouth
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 384 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 390 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pirita

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 31 natural sites, 92 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km22 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 21 kmNE
  • Aegna Saar Island 13 kmN
  • Rammu Island 25 kmNE
  • Nargen Island Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km41 places

  • Suur-Pakri Saar Island 56 kmW
  • Mohni Island 60 kmNE
  • Koipsi Island 26 kmE
  • Mäkiluoto Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km87 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 80 kmN
  • Osmussaar Island 84 kmW
  • Vartiosaari Island 81 kmN
  • Fölisholmen Island 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pirita Neighbourhood, Tallinn
    0.5 km NE
  • Katleri Neighbourhood, Tallinn
    2.5 km SE
  • Kurepõllu Neighbourhood, Tallinn
    3 km S
  • Kose Neighbourhood, Tallinn
    2.8 km E
  • Lasnamäe Neighbourhood, Tallinn
    4.1 km SE
  • Maarjamäe Neighbourhood, Tallinn
    1.2 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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