Tallinn · Month comparison
August vs May
May ranks #1 overall vs August at #9. Sweet spot of the year: 17 hours of daylight, lilacs in Kadriorg, hotels still under EUR 150, no cruise volume yet.
August
#9 of 12 months
Strong option
Restoration of Independence (Aug 20) sees concerts in Freedom Square; cruise volume holds through month.
- ↑Estonia Restoration of Independence Day public concerts Aug 20
- ↑Medieval Days festival in Town Hall Square first week
May
#1 of 12 months
Best match
Sweet spot of the year: 17 hours of daylight, lilacs in Kadriorg, hotels still under EUR 150, no cruise volume yet.
- ↑Kadriorg lilacs and chestnuts bloom mid-month
- ↑Sunset at 22:10 enables walking-tour evenings
| Factor | August | May |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 8 | 8 |
| Value score | 2 | 7 |
| Crowd score | 2 | 6 |
| Events score | 8 | 7 |
| Atmosphere | 9 | 9 |
| Avg high temp | 21°C | 15°C |
| Monthly rain | 85mm | 35mm |
| Daily sunshine | 7.5hrs | 8hrs |
August trade-offs
- ↓Cruise volume peaks at 3-4 ships/day midweek
- ↓Hotel rates only marginally lower than July
- ↓Increasingly rainy second half of month
May trade-offs
- ↓Baltic still cold for swimming (10C)
- ↓Pre-summer thunder showers can be heavy
- ↓Last week sees first cruise ship arrivals — 2,000 day-trippers
Scores compare months within Tallinn. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →