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Lake Jõksi

Located in Põlvamaa, Estonia Coordinates: 58°00′06″ N 26°44′53″ E

Lake Jõksi
Zosma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
116 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Jõksi
1.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TAY Tartu Airport34 km
PKV Princess Olga Pskov International Airport101 km

About Lake Jõksi

Lake Jõksi is a lake. Location: Põlvamaa, Estonia. Elevation: 116 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Jõksi (Estonian: Jõksi järv) is a lake in Estonia. It is located in the village of Jõksi in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
2 km
Area
65 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lake Jõksi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (80 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
Climate of Lake Jõksi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°2°9°17°20°22°20°15°9°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°0°5°10°12°11°6°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)383031365270798068605244

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lake Jõksi

The nearest airport is Tartu Airport (TAY), 34 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 197 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Tartu Airport (TAY) Tartu 34 kmnorth
  • Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV) Pskov 101 kmeast
  • Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 142 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Riga Population: 742.6K 197 kmsouthwest
  • Tallinn Population: 394K 197 kmnorthwest
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 380 kmsouth
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 387 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Lake Jõksi

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 82 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Valgjärve TV Mast Landmark 11 kmN
  • Lake Vagula Lake 20 kmSE
  • Uhtjärv Lake 16 kmSW
  • Tamula Järv Lake 23 kmSE

25–60 km55 places

  • Tondisaar Island 46 kmNW
  • Old Observatory Attraction 42 kmN
  • Kaarsild Landmark 42 kmN
  • Kuradisild Landmark 42 kmN

60–100 km24 places

  • Lake Peipus Lake 94 kmNE
  • Jumara River 99 kmSW
  • Piirissaar Island 60 kmNE
  • Soitsjärv Lake 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Jõksi Village, Kanepi vald
    1.2 km NW
  • Piigandi Village, Piigandi küla
    1.6 km E
  • Hino Village, Kanepi vald
    1.7 km SW
  • Mügra Village, Mügra küla
    3.7 km NW
  • Kanepi alevik Municipality, Kanepi vald
    1.5 km S
  • Erastvere Village, Erastvere küla
    4.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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