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Natural site

Tagalaht

Located in Saare, Estonia Coordinates: 58°26′57″ N 22°05′12″ E

Tagalaht
Wilson44691 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Abula
4.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
URE Kuressaare Airport35 km
KDL Kärdla Airport74 km

About Tagalaht

Tagalaht is a natural site. Location: Saare, Estonia.

From Wikipedia

Tagalaht (Swedish: Taggaviken) is a bay in the Baltic Sea, on the north-west coast of Saaremaa Island in Estonia, situated between the Tagamõisa Peninsula (German: Hundsort) and Ninase (Cape Ninnast). During World War I, the bay, guarded by Russian beach forts at Hundsort and Ninnast, was the main landing point for German troops during Operation Albion in October 1917, when Saaremaa was occupied.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Tagalaht

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 2° · 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).

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Climate of Tagalaht
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°-1°2°7°13°17°20°20°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-5°-3°1°6°11°14°14°10°6°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)423233313244556466707358

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tagalaht

The nearest airport is Kuressaare Airport (URE), 35 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 189 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 35 kmsoutheast
  • Kärdla Airport (KDL) Kärdla 74 kmnortheast
  • Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 139 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 189 kmnortheast
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 206 kmsoutheast
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 252 kmnorthwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 262 kmnorthwest
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 311 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Tagalaht

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 11 natural sites, 79 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km16 places

  • Saaremaa Island 24 kmE
  • Vilsandi Island 15 kmSW
  • Vesiloo Island 16 kmW
  • Salava Island 23 kmSW

25–60 km23 places

  • Hiiumaa Island 60 kmNE
  • Kassari Island 58 kmNE
  • Abruka Island 42 kmSE
  • Keinas Island Island 59 kmE

60–100 km58 places

  • Muhu Island 70 kmE
  • Vormsi Island 91 kmNE
  • Ruhnu Island 99 kmSE
  • Kesselaid Island 81 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Abula Village, Abula küla
    4.1 km SE
  • Kehila Village, Kehila küla
    4.3 km S
  • Sepise Village, Sepise küla
    3.6 km W
  • Vaigu Village, Saaremaa vald
    3.7 km NW
  • Lätiniidi Village, Tagamõisa küla
    4.5 km NW
  • Abula küla Municipality, Saaremaa vald
    3.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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