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Võru

Located in Võru linn, Võrumaa Coordinates: 57°50′02″ N 27°01′10″ E

Võru
Vaido Otsar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
12,367
12.4K
Elevation
76 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Tallinn · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TAY Tartu Airport56 km
PKV Princess Olga Pskov International Airport82 km

About Võru

Võru is a city. Location: Võru linn, Võrumaa. Population: 12,367. Elevation: 76 m.

From Wikipedia

Võru (Estonian: [ˈvɤru]; Võro: Võro; German: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the center of both the Võru County and the Võru Parish although the town itself is not part of the Võru Parish but forms a separate urban municipality. Võru has a population of 11,813 (as of 2026).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1784
Area
14 km²
Official website
voru.ee

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Võru

From Wikivoyage

Võru is a city in Southern Estonia. Despite the picturesque location on the shore of the lake, Võru does not inhibit much of a medieval history. The central landmark is the cosy house-museum of Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, the collector of the Estonian epic poetry and one of the founders of Estonian literature.

Understand+

The Võro language ("võro kiil") is the main language spoken but Estonian is universally spoken as well. Russian and English are also understood by many people. From 1944 to 1953, the Estonian Forest Brothers (anti-Soviet partisans) were most active in Võru County.

The surrounding Võrumaa (Võru county) covers 2,305 km².

1 Tourist Information Centre, Tartu tn.31, ☏ +372 782 18 81, fax: +372 782 18 81, voru@visitestonia.com. Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat Sun 10:00-15:00.

Get in+

There is a railway line and station, but passenger trains do not go here.

By bus:

There are buses from Tartu every hour, taking a little more than an hour. At least half of them are direct buses from Tallinn, 3.5-4 hr.

From Valga there are apparently only two buses a day, slowly and taking about two hours.

Bus schedules are easily available online—read more under Estonia#Get around.

1 Võru bus station (Võru bussijaam), Vilja 2. (updated Nov 2026)

By car:

Route #2 passes through Võru, and it is 80 km to Tartu.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Twin towns and sister cities of Võru

  • Joniškis· Lithuania
  • Laitila· Finland
  • Iisalmi· Finland
  • Alūksne· Latvia
  • Smolyan· Bulgaria

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Võru over time

Population of Võru over time
2011 12,667
2014 12,571
2015 12,458
2016 12,430
2017 12,167
2018 12,022
2019 11,859
2020 11,727
2021 11,533
2022 11,867
2023 12,055
2024 12,112

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Võru

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
July (79 mm)
Driest month
February (30 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 Võru
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°10°17°21°22°21°15°9°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°0°6°10°12°11°7°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)393031355069797967595244

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Võru

The nearest airport is Tartu Airport (TAY), 56 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 201 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Tartu Airport (TAY) Tartu 56 kmnorth
  • Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (PKV) Pskov 82 kmeast
  • Pärnu Airport (EPU) Pärnu 164 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Riga Population: 742.6K 201 kmsouthwest
  • Tallinn Population: 394K 222 kmnorthwest
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 366 kmsouth
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 379 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Võru

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 76 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km17 places

  • Lake Vagula Lake 7 kmW
  • Tamula Järv Lake 3 kmW
  • Paidra Järv Lake 13 kmNE
  • Noodasjärv Lake 9 kmE

25–60 km27 places

  • Valgjärve TV Mast Landmark 36 kmNW
  • Vissi Järv Lake 58 kmNW
  • Võngjärv Lake 56 kmN
  • Uhtjärv Lake 28 kmW

60–100 km39 places

  • Tondisaar Island 70 kmNW
  • Old Observatory Attraction 63 kmN
  • Kaarsild Landmark 63 kmN
  • Kuradisild Landmark 63 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources