- Population
- 120
- 120
- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- TAY Tartu Airport65 km
- EPU Pärnu Airport117 km
About Paju
Paju is a village. Location: Paju küla, Valga vald. Population: 120. Elevation: 59 m.
Paju is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia. It is located about 6 km northeast of the town of Valga. Paju has a population of 80 (as of 2011) and an area of 9.341 km². Paju Manor (German: Luhde-Großhof) was established in 1748 by detaching it from the Lugaži Manor (Luhde, nowadays in Latvia). From the 1850s to the dispossession in 1919 it belonged to the Stryks. The late-classicist two-storey main building was completed around 1860. Since 1960, a nursing home is operating in the manor.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 9.2 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Paju
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Pedele Margus Saluste · CC BY 2.0
Population of Paju over time
| 2011 | 134 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 70 | |
| 2020 | 100 | |
| 2021 | 132 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Paju
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- August (82 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 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) | -2° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 21° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -9° | -5° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 52 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 69 | 62 | 60 | 50 |
How to get to Paju
The nearest airport is Tartu Airport (TAY), 65 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 154 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Tartu Airport (TAY) Tartu 65 kmnortheast
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 117 kmnorthwest
- Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV) Pskov 136 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 154 kmsouthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 197 kmnorthwest
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 352 kmsouthwest
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 352 kmsouth
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 384 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Paju
Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites, 80 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Aheru Lake Lake 21 kmSE
- Pedele River 4 kmNE
25–60 km39 places
- Tondisaar Island 43 kmN
- Jumara River 56 kmSW
- Valgjärve TV Mast Landmark 46 kmNE
- Vissi Järv Lake 52 kmN
60–100 km47 places
- Old Observatory Attraction 72 kmNE
- Kaarsild Landmark 73 kmNE
- Kuradisild Landmark 72 kmNE
- Inglisild Landmark 72 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pedele River, Estonia4 km NE
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Aheru Lake Lake, Valgamaa21 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources