Kuressaare climate — normals and trends
Kuressaare (Estonia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 570 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kuressaare averages 106 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Kuressaare has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 131 to 81 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.7 °C (on 4 August 2014) and the coldest -30.5 °C (on 10 January 1987).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KuressaareSaare
- coords
- 58.25°, 22.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.7°C
Average daily high
8.9°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
570mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
25.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.7 °C
4 August 2014
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
43 mm
12 August 1972
Windiest day
76.0 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
23 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
31.7 °C
15 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-39.2 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
22 March 1983
Sunniest day
17.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 96 mm | +54 mm |
| Feb | 0.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 15 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 9.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 12.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 38 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 69 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 108 mm | +46 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 88 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 65 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 37 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 39 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuressaare?
Kuressaare has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 570 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuressaare?
The hottest day measured in Kuressaare between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, reaching 29.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuressaare?
The coldest day measured in Kuressaare between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kuressaare?
Yes. Kuressaare gets on average 79.6 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Kuressaare warmed?
Yes: Kuressaare warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuressaare?
The wettest day measured in Kuressaare between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1972, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuressaare?
The windiest day measured in Kuressaare between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 76.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuressaare?
The warmest month in Kuressaare is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuressaare?
Kuressaare receives on average 570 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuressaare?
Kuressaare gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kuressaare?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kuressaare between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1983, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kuressaare?
Yes: Kuressaare has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuressaare?
In Kuressaare, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.7 °C on 15 July 2021, and the lowest was -39.2 °C on 10 January 1987.
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