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Otepää vald

Located in Valgamaa, Estonia Coordinates: 58°01′18″ N 26°27′11″ E

Otepää vald
Ivo Kruusamägi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
6,456
6.5K
Elevation
116 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
Places inside
28
listed under Otepää vald
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TAY Tartu Airport35 km
PKV Princess Olga Pskov International Airport118 km

About Otepää vald

Otepää vald is a district. Location: Valgamaa, Estonia. Population: 6,456.

From Wikipedia

Otepää Parish (Estonian: Otepää vald) is a rural municipality in Valga County, southern Estonia. It includes the town of Otepää, which is referred to as the "winter capital" of Estonia. The parish was formed in 2017 by merging of the former Otepää Parish, Sangaste Parish, 7 villages of Palupera Parish, and 12 villages of Puka Parish.[1]

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
2017
Area
520 km²
Official website
otepaa.ee

Source: Wikidata

Population of Otepää vald over time

Population of Otepää vald over time
2018 6,495
2019 6,456
2020 6,404
2021 6,412
2022 6,238
2023 6,388
2024 6,342

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Otepää vald

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (81 mm)
Driest month
February (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
Climate of Otepää vald
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°9°17°20°22°21°15°9°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°0°5°9°12°11°6°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)403132365269788170615647

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Otepää vald

The nearest airport is Tartu Airport (TAY), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 185 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Tartu Airport (TAY) Tartu 35 kmnortheast
  • Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV) Pskov 118 kmeast
  • Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 124 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Riga Population: 742.6K 185 kmsouthwest
  • Tallinn Population: 394K 186 kmnorthwest
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 378 kmsouth
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 381 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Otepää vald

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 86 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Valgjärve TV Mast Landmark 16 kmNE
  • Uhtjärv Lake 15 kmSE
  • Pühajärv Lake 1 kmN
  • Lõõdla Järv Lake 21 kmSE

25–60 km50 places

  • Tondisaar Island 31 kmNW
  • Old Observatory Attraction 43 kmN
  • Kaarsild Landmark 43 kmN
  • Kuradisild Landmark 43 kmN

60–100 km33 places

  • Jumara River 86 kmSW
  • Piirissaar Island 73 kmNE
  • Soitsjärv Lake 61 kmN
  • Viljandi Järv Lake 62 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Otepää vald

28 places
  1. 1 Sangaste 243
  2. 2 Kastolatsi 70

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages26

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources