Lake

Võrtsjärv

Located in Estonia Coordinates: 58°16′15″ N 26°02′30″ E

Siim Sepp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 33 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Soe; 9.2 km SW
Local time: UTC+02:00; Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: TAY Tartu Airport38 km; EPU Pärnu Airport93 km

About Võrtsjärv

Võrtsjärv is a lake. Location: Estonia. Elevation: 33 m.

From Wikipedia

Võrtsjärv (Estonian: Võrtsjärv [ˈʋɤrts.jærʋ]; English: Lake Võrts) is a lake in southern Estonia with an area of 270 km2 (100 sq mi). It is the second-largest lake in Estonia (after Lake Peipus), and it is the largest lake entirely within Estonia. The shallow lake is 33.7 m (111 ft) above sea level. The Emajõgi River flows from Võrtsjärv to Lake Peipus.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Maximum depth: 2.8 m
Length: 35 km
Area: 269 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Võrtsjärv

Tondisaar Zosma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tarvastu Jõgi Ivo Kruusamägi · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Võrtsjärv

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night -9°)
Wettest month: August (78 mm)
Driest month: March (31 mm)

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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 Võrtsjärv
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-2°	-2°	2°	9°	16°	20°	23°	21°	15°	9°	4°	0°
Average low (°C)	-7°	-9°	-5°	1°	6°	10°	12°	12°	7°	3°	-1°	-6°
Precipitation (mm)	41	32	31	33	45	63	73	78	69	63	61	50

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Võrtsjärv

The nearest airport is Tartu Airport (TAY), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) (145 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 150 km to the northwest.