Pirita weather in January

In January, Pirita sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 6.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 48 min at the start of January to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pirita's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
6 h 30 min
9:15 AM – 3:44 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical January day in Pirita reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-4
30-4
40-4
5-1-4
6-1-4
7-1-4
8-1-4
9-1-4
10-1-4
11-1-4
12-1-4
13-1-4
14-1-4
15-1-4
16-1-5
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18-1-5
19-1-5
20-1-5
21-2-5
22-2-5
23-2-6
24-2-6
25-2-6
26-2-6
27-2-6
28-2-6
29-2-6
30-2-6
31-2-6

How January really feels in Pirita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
29 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Pirita weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°4310.796.50.0
Feb-2° / -6°359.27.48.70.0
Mar / -3°338.45.411.30.0
Apr / 368.62.114.11.2
May13° / 418.60.116.64.0
Jun17° / 11°7011.3018.15.4
Jul21° / 14°6811.9017.56.2
Aug20° / 14°7713015.35.9
Sep15° / 10°6011.7012.64.3
Oct / 6412.50.89.81.7
Nov / 51113.87.30.1
Dec / -2°4811.27.65.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31684
41684
51684
61684
71783
81783
91684
101684
111684
121684
131684
141684
151684
161684
171684
181684
191684
201684
211684
221684
231783
241783
251783
261783
271783
281783
291783
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Pirita gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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24031
34031
44031
54031
64031
74031
84031
93930
103930
113830
123829
133729
143628
153528
163528
173428
183327
193227
203127
213127
223027
233027
243028
253028
263029
273129
283129
293130
303230
313229

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 48 min at the start of January to 7 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:29 AM to 8:49 AM, and sunset from 3:19 PM to 4:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.89:293:19
25.99:293:20
35.99:283:21
45.99:283:23
56.09:273:24
66.09:263:26
76.09:263:27
86.19:253:29
96.19:243:31
106.29:233:33
116.29:223:34
126.39:213:36
136.39:193:38
146.49:183:40
156.49:173:42
166.59:153:44
176.59:143:47
186.69:133:49
196.79:113:51
206.79:093:53
216.89:083:55
226.99:063:58
236.99:044:00
247.09:024:02
257.19:014:05
267.18:594:07
277.28:574:10
287.38:554:12
297.48:534:14
307.48:514:17
317.58:494:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
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30.2Dim
40.2Dim
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230.4Dim
240.4Dim
250.5Dim
260.5Dim
270.5Dim
280.5Dim
290.5Dim
300.6Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pirita?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pirita.

What to pack for Pirita in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Pirita sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Pirita in January

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Pirita in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pirita peaks around June 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pirita?

Pirita sits at 59.5°N, 24.8°E, 21 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Lasnamäe, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Pirita

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pirita.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m.

The land around Pirita is covered by trees (43%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
150 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Lasnamäe 4.0 km · Kesklinn 6.0 km · Tallinn 6.0 km · Maardu 8.0 km · Põhja-Tallinn 8.0 km · Kristiine 9.0 km · Mustamäe 11 km · Haabersti 12 km

Estonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,418
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 561
Religion
none 58%Orthodox 17%Protestant 9%other 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Pirita (59.469°, 24.838°, elevation 21 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).