How extreme does Tartu's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Tartu has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Tartu-Toravere station 20 km away. Updated through March 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Tartu has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

95°F Aug 11, 1992

That is about 24°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Tartu (typical high near 71°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 95°F Aug 11, 1992

2 94°F Jul 9, 2006

3 92°F Jul 10, 2006

❄️ Coldest night

-37°F Dec 31, 1978

About 61°F colder than a normal December night in Tartu (typical low near 24°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -37°F Dec 31, 1978

2 -34°F Dec 30, 1978

3 -32°F Feb 11, 1985

🌧️ Most rain in one day

2.47 in Jun 12, 2009

About 71% of a typical June's rain in a single day (Tartu averages roughly 3.5 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.47 in Jun 12, 2009

2 2.33 in Aug 7, 1987

3 2.33 in Jul 15, 2001

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Tartu's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 95°F is about 24°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Tartu's warmest days reach the mid-70s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 95°F and as low as −37°F. A single day has delivered over 2 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tartu-toravere, a weather station, about 20 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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