- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
- Population
- 6
- 6
- Airports
- KDL Kärdla Airport46 km
- TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport83 km
About Osmussaar
Osmussaar is an island. Location: Lääne-Nigula vald, Lääne. Population: 6.
Osmussaar (Swedish: Odensholm, German: Odinsholm) is an Estonian island situated in the mouth of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea, 7.5 km off the Estonian mainland. Administratively the island is part of Lääne-Nigula Parish in Lääne County. Its area is 4.8 km2 (1,200 acres). Before the Soviet Union occupied Estonia during World War II, around 130 people, mainly Estonian Swedes, lived on the island. The continuous settlement of Swedes on Osmussaar had dated back for centuries.
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At a glance
- Area
- 4.7 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Osmussaar
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Odensholm Lighthouse Tuderna · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Osmussaar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 71 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- November (71 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 0° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 63 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 56 |
How to get to Osmussaar
The nearest airport is Kärdla Airport (KDL), 46 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) (83 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 79 km to the east.
Airports
- Kärdla Airport (KDL) Kärdla 46 kmsouthwest
- Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 83 kmeast
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 115 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 79 kmeast
- Riga Population: 742.6K 265 kmsouth
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 303 kmwest
- Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 310 kmwest
- Västerås Population: 127.8K 390 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Osmussaar
Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 22 natural sites, 85 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Hara laht Natural site 22 kmS
- Odensholm Lighthouse Landmark 2 kmNW
25–60 km36 places
- Vormsi Island 33 kmS
- Suur-Pakri Saar Island 29 kmE
- Vissulaid Island 45 kmSW
- Seasaar Island 31 kmS
60–100 km78 places
- Hiiumaa Island 61 kmSW
- Muhu Island 79 kmS
- Kassari Island 64 kmSW
- Prangli Saar Island 99 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Odensholm Lighthouse Landmark, Lääne-Nigula vald2.3 km NW
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Hara laht Natural site, Lääne-Nigula vald22 km S
Sources & licences
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