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Põlva, Estonia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Põlva has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 24°C, while the coldest is February averaging around −8°C at night. Around 657 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (83 mm) and easing off in March (34 mm). At latitude 58°N, day length swings from 6.2 hours in midwinter to 17.8 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Põlva climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | −1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −8 | −4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | −1 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 54 | 83 | 74 | 80 | 57 | 63 | 51 | 45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | −1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −8 | −4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 54 | 83 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | −1 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 80 | 57 | 63 | 51 | 45 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | — | 0.0 | — | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 91 | 96 | 97 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 80 | 79 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 81 | 85 | 91 | 96 | 97 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Voru, a weather station, about 24 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.