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Rakvere, Estonia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Rakvere has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 22°C, while the coldest is February averaging around −7°C at night. Around 573 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in August (76 mm) and easing off in March (27 mm). At latitude 60°N, day length swings from 5.7 hours in midwinter to 18.3 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)Rakvere climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −1 | −1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −3 | −4 | −1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −7 | −4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 68 | 61 | 76 | 55 | 60 | 51 | 39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −1 | −1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −3 | −4 | −1 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −7 | −4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 68 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 76 | 55 | 60 | 51 | 39 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.5 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.5 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 83 | 77 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 63 | 60 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 95 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 92 | 94 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 20.2 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 17.9 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 21.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 83 | 77 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 63 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 95 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 77 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 20.2 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 15.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 92 | 94 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.9 | 15.7 | 17.9 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 21.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kunda, a weather station, about 22 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.