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Vilsandi island, at the latitude of 58º N, the sunniest, mildest, and most maritime place in Estonia, also with the highest annual average temperature. Essentially the most habitable place in the country, although no more than a few dozen people live there as the entire small (9 km²) island is a national park.
Weird how May is sunnier than June, both of which are cloudier than July. It's a D- climate. Too bad winters are windier than colder mainland climates.
This place has incredibly mild winters for Estonia, how is that possible?
Maritime locations surrounded by the Baltic Sea from multiple sides are always mild like that. The continental effect amplifies only a few kilometres inland.
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Originally Posted by Anhityk
That is not the best climate in Estonia as summers' highs are too cool and springs even worse. Sunshine hrs are on positive side, though.
On the continent, summer average highs are about 2C higher and average lows 2C lower. So it's not a big deal. Given, April and May are a few degrees warmer. But I wouldn't personally trade that for noticably colder winters and less sun. I don't function well under -5C.
On the continent, summer average highs are about 2C higher and average lows 2C lower. So it's not a big deal. Given, April and May are a few degrees warmer. But I wouldn't personally trade that for noticably colder winters and less sun. I don't function well under -5C.
2-3c higher. Plus, this is an "oceanic" climate and the averages do not reflect the things always that well because of higher fluctuations in more continental climates. One could pick up warm (above 25c or 20c high days) of the year in the continent and he will get them noticeably more than in Vilsandi.
Worse than the climate 200 km up here north. April-May sucks balls and the crummers are even much more craptastic than here. And for what? A bit higher temps in October and November? The winters are lacklustre, as those temps will bring a lot of slush.
Maritime locations surrounded by the Baltic Sea from multiple sides are always mild like that. The continental effect amplifies only a few kilometres inland.
On the continent, summer average highs are about 2C higher and average lows 2C lower. So it's not a big deal. Given, April and May are a few degrees warmer. But I wouldn't personally trade that for noticably colder winters and less sun. I don't function well under -5C.
You might not think there's that much of a difference between 21'C and 23'C average highs, but the latter might get three times as many hot or warm days because of that. And when you look at it like that, a few degrees becomes way more significant.
cold maritime climates are kinda pointless if you ask me. A 6 month winter followed by an ok spring. At least sunshine is not bad at all and it's not too rainy. I bet I'd rather live somewhere in the interior for the warmer summers and the (alledgedly) drier winters.
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