Season guide · Tallinn · Estonia
Tallinn in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Liilia Moroz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
White nights, Midsummer bonfires, beaches and festivals; the busiest season, with cruise passengers filling the Old Town by day. Expect highs up to 22°C (72°F) and lows around 10°C (50°F), with about 27 rainy days across June–August. June–August are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 10°C (50°F) to 22°C (72°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 27
- Sea
- 14°C (57°F) to 18°C (64°F)
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 19°C (66°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8 | 18.6 h | 4/5 |
| July | 22°C (72°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9 | 17.9 h | 5/5 |
| August | 21°C (70°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10 | 15.5 h | 4/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 21°C (70°F) against a yearly 10°C (50°F), and 27 of the year's roughly 114 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Old Town Days — street festival in the Old Town (usually late May or early June)
- June: Victory Day and Midsummer Eve bonfires, including at the Open Air Museum (23–24 June)
- August: Birgitta Festival — music and opera in the Pirita Convent ruins (usually August)
- August: Day of Restoration of Independence (20 August)
Good choices for summer
Museum · Kalamaja
Seaplane Harbour (Lennusadam)
Combine it with a seaside walk to Noblessner for lunch, and allow extra time with children for the simulators and play areas.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
- History
Market · Kalamaja
Balti Jaama market
Rebuilt in 2017 beside the Baltic Station, this market combines fresh produce, meat and smoked fish counters with a food hall of street-food stalls, while the upper floor sells antiques, Soviet-era memorabilia and secondhand clothes.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Food
- Shopping
- Rainy day
Museum · Toompea
Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom
Visit early in a trip; it gives useful context for the Song Festival Grounds and the TV Tower.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Rainy day
Museum · Rocca al Mare
Estonian Open Air Museum
On a wooded shore west of the centre at Rocca al Mare, this open-air museum gathers farmsteads, windmills, a wooden chapel, a village school and a tavern from across Estonia, dating from the 18th to the 20th century.
- Time needed
- 3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Kids
- Outdoors
- Architecture
Museum · Toompea
Kiek in de Kök and the Bastion Tunnels
Book the tunnel tour, which runs at set times, and combine it with the Maiden Tower café on the walls next door.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Rainy day
- Kids
Day trips in summer
- Lahemaa National Park (About 1 hour by car) — Estonia's oldest national park combines restored baroque manor houses at Palmse and Sagadi, the old sea captains' village of Käsmu with its boulder-strewn coast, and the Viru Bog boardwalk with an observation tower over the peat bog and pools.
- Tartu (About 2 hours by train) — Estonia's university city has a Town Hall Square with the Kissing Students fountain, the Toome Hill park with cathedral ruins and the Estonian National Museum in a striking modern building on a former Soviet airfield.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Tallinn?
Yes: June–August are among the best months. White nights, Midsummer bonfires, beaches and festivals; the busiest season, with cruise passengers filling the Old Town by day.
+What is the weather like in Tallinn in summer?
Highs of up to 22°C (72°F) and lows around 10°C (50°F), with about 27 rainy days over the season.