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Viirelaid

Located in Võiküla, Muhu vald Coordinates: 58°32′39″ N 23°25′59″ E

Viirelaid
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Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Võiküla
1.7 km W
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KDL Kärdla Airport61 km
EPU Pärnu Airport62 km

About Viirelaid

Viirelaid is an island. Location: Võiküla, Muhu vald.

From Wikipedia

Viirelaid, previously also known as Paternoster, is a small island of Estonia in the Baltic Sea. Viirelaid lies southeast of the island of Muhu. Together with Muhu and neighbouring small islands of Kesselaid, Võilaid and Suurlaid, it forms Muhu Parish (Estonian: Muhu vald), the rural municipality within Saare County, Estonia. The area of the island is 81 hectares. It is up to 4.5 metres above sea level and is very flat. The island served in earlier times as an orientation point for the shipping industry.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
81 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Viirelaid

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 2° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
August (66 mm)
Driest month
March (27 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 Viirelaid
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°-1°2°8°15°18°22°21°16°10°5°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-6°-4°1°7°11°15°14°10°5°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)352927323141626666636548

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Viirelaid

The nearest airport is Kärdla Airport (KDL), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 125 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kärdla Airport (KDL) Kärdla 61 kmnorthwest
  • Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 62 kmeast
  • Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 64 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 125 kmnortheast
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 182 kmsouth
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 321 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 330 kmwest
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 345 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Viirelaid

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 104 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km18 places

  • Muhu Island 11 kmW
  • Kesselaid Island 10 kmN
  • Uuluti laid Island 5 kmE
  • Ruilaid Island 8 kmE

25–60 km46 places

  • Saaremaa Island 57 kmW
  • Kihnu Island 56 kmSE
  • Vormsi Island 52 kmN
  • Kassari Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km64 places

  • Hiiumaa Island 60 kmNW
  • Ruhnu Island 84 kmS
  • Abruka Island 70 kmSW
  • Vilsandi Island 94 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Võiküla Village, Võiküla
    1.7 km W
  • Kuivastu Village, Kuivastu küla
    4.7 km NW
  • Virtsu Village, Virtsu alevik
    6 km NE
  • Rässa Village, Kuivastu küla
    5.3 km W
  • Tusti Village, Kuivastu küla
    6.2 km NW
  • Simisti Village, Simiste küla
    6.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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