- Elevation
- 60 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- URE Kuressaare Airport25 km
- KDL Kärdla Airport80 km
About Varkja
Varkja is a village. Location: Varkja küla, Saaremaa vald. Elevation: 60 m.
Varkja is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Kihelkonna Parish.
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At a glance
- Area
- 9.8 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Varkja
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Bear Lake Marko Vainu · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Varkja
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 73 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- November (73 mm)
- Driest month
- April (31 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° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -5° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 58 |
How to get to Varkja
The nearest airport is Kuressaare Airport (URE), 25 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 191 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 25 kmsoutheast
- Kärdla Airport (KDL) Kärdla 80 kmnortheast
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 135 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 191 kmnortheast
- Riga Population: 742.6K 196 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 259 kmnorthwest
- Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 270 kmnorthwest
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 302 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Varkja
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 12 natural sites, 80 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km21 places
- Saaremaa Island 20 kmE
- Vilsandi Island 18 kmW
- Vesiloo Island 20 kmW
- Salava Island 23 kmW
25–60 km18 places
- Abruka Island 32 kmSE
- Keinas Island Island 59 kmNE
- Pihlalaid Island 39 kmNE
- Väike-Tulpe Island 31 kmSE
60–100 km61 places
- Hiiumaa Island 66 kmNE
- Muhu Island 68 kmE
- Vormsi Island 95 kmNE
- Kassari Island 62 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby
Sources & licences
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