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River

Piuza

Located in Estonia Coordinates: 57°58′00″ N 27°49′00″ E

Piuza
Ivo Kruusamägi from Estonian Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Perdaku
8 km S
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PKV Princess Olga Pskov International Airport40 km
TAY Tartu Airport77 km

About Piuza

Piuza is a river. Location: Estonia.

From Wikipedia

The Piusa (Russian: Пиуза Piuza or Пимжа Pimzha) is a river in southeastern Estonia and, for the last 14 km before draining into Lake Pihkva, in Pskov Oblast, Russia. For a 17 km section near Pechory, the Piusa is the border river between Estonia and Russia. The Piusa has the greatest drop of all Estonian rivers (214 metres) and in the past there were 39 watermills on the river.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
109 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Piuza

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
July (80 mm)
Driest month
February (29 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 Piuza
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°2°10°17°21°22°21°15°9°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°1°6°11°13°11°7°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)372930334769807666575243

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Piuza

The nearest airport is Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 242 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV) Pskov 40 kmsoutheast
  • Tartu Airport (TAY) Tartu 77 kmnorthwest
  • Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 203 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 242 kmnorthwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 250 kmsouthwest
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 397 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Piuza

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 59 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Vohandu River River 22 kmNW
  • Mädajõgi River 21 kmNW

25–60 km21 places

  • Piirissaar Island 49 kmN
  • Võngjärv Lake 56 kmNW
  • Lake Vagula Lake 55 kmW
  • Tamula Järv Lake 52 kmW

60–100 km43 places

  • Lake Peipus Lake 89 kmN
  • Old Observatory Attraction 79 kmNW
  • Kaarsild Landmark 79 kmNW
  • Kuradisild Landmark 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Perdaku Village, Perdaku küla
    8 km S
  • Velna Village, Velna küla
    8.4 km W
  • Saatse Village, Saatse küla
    9.3 km S
  • Lutepää Village, Lutepää küla
    8.7 km SW
  • Sesniki Village, Sesniki küla
    9.2 km SW
  • Verhulitsa Village, Kostkova küla
    9.9 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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