Tallinn · Month comparison

February vs May

May ranks #1 overall vs February at #10. Sweet spot of the year: 17 hours of daylight, lilacs in Kadriorg, hotels still under EUR 150, no cruise volume yet.

February frozen Pirita River near Tallinn with bare-branch forest

February

#10 of 12 months

Avoid

Estonian Independence Day (Feb 24) parade in Freedom Square; otherwise the coldest, driest, emptiest month.

  • ↑Independence Day military parade Vabaduse Square Feb 24
  • ↑Ice-skating on frozen Pirita River when temps hold
May lilac blooms framing Tallinn Old Town walls in late spring sunshine

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
FactorFebruaryMay
Weather score
2
8
Value score
10
7
Crowd score
10
6
Events score
5
7
Atmosphere
6
9
Avg high temp-2°C15°C
Monthly rain40mm35mm
Daily sunshine2.5hrs8hrs

February trade-offs

  • ↓Lowest temps of the year, often -15C
  • ↓Pirita Beach unusable; long walks brief due to cold
  • ↓Some museums on shortened winter hours

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
See all 12 months for Tallinn →February in detail →May in detail →
Scores compare months within Tallinn. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →