Tallinn in Late December

I have a couple of questions about visiting Tallinn in late December. How much daylight is there at that time of year? This will probably be ther furthest North I have ever been and am not sure what to expect. I know it will be cold, but how cold? Below zero farenheit? I may want to check out Helsinki for a day. Are ferries still running that time of year? Finally, are most tourist attractions open that time of year? Thanks in advance for everyones help.

Mike

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Hey Mike! I live in Oslo, Norway and the climate here is quite similar to Tallinn. It can get as cold as 26-C*! Then you also get the cold wind from the sea...

Of course I%26#39;m not 100% sure, but everytime I%26#39;ve been to Tallinn the weather has been about the same as in Oslo!

Have a nice trip! Check out the Christmas market, I%26#39;m dreaming of seeing it myself!

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The temperture in december is normally from +5 to -5

The amount of day light in december is: around 6hours

slow boats run to helsinki every day (3.5hrs)

helcopter (12mins)

Most tourist attractions the same except sunny activities etc

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Thanks for the info. When you say %26quot;+5 to -5%26quot;, I,m hoping you mean Celcisus!!!

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Hi

We%26#39;re going o be there then too, will the sea be frozen and is there any chance of snow?

Jackie

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Sea is not normally frozen in december, So i could not recommend driving across the rivers at this time.

But there should be snow

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Well, late December last year i remember was -15-20C and very snowy and my English friend was freezing. Of course sometimes it may be milder -5, but i wouldnt count on that!

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Hello Astapasta!

I am from Oslo, and live now in Estonia.

I will not compare Tallin with Oslo at all. Exept the summer in the downtowns, and central west (Oslo 1, 2 and 3)

You must further south in Norway (as Kristiansand), or to Gothenburg in Sweden to find more the simularitys in weather.

The autumn came on same time in Oslo as in Tallin, But Tallin is much more windy.

The winther is much, much warmer in Tallin, but it is more windy. Estonia is flat, but in Oslo is it only close to the fjords (as the downtown) that you can feel the wind from the sea. Oslo is afull of high valleys. I guess that 50% of Oslo - lives over 50 meter over the sea-level, and just as often over 5 km from the sea as well.

The spring came normally 7-10 days later in Tallin, then in Oslo! Like leaves on the threes, and same sort of flowers. I know it well, because I was maried to a girl from Tallin the last years I lived in Norway. And we was in several phones to mother in law every day. I do not know why the winter-cold Oslo gets the spring earlier every year.

The summer is quite simular! - So I guess you are mostly a typical summertourist, that by quincident have met a cold witherperiode in Tallin once. Sometimes it`s snow for days in London as well.

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december temperature -5 to +5 degrees celsius is typical but it is humid and windy and sometimes something is coming down from sky - you cannot really define if it is rain or snow and that is terrible. -30 degrees with no wind is easier to tolerate. bring your warmest clothes (waterproof!). though the termometer is around 0 it feels much colder.

but you never know - our climate is quite labile - so i would not surprise if it will be -20 or +10 celsius. last year beginning october my plants were killed by -10 but few years ago end november garden was in flowers ...

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