Valga in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Valga sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 241 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Valga's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Valga's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 21°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 12°C
- Rainfall
- 241 mm
- 38 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.0
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Valga in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.
A typical summer day in Valga reaches about 21°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Valga
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Valga weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2° / -7° | 45 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -2° / -7° | 39 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 3° / -4° | 40 | 10 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 11° / 1° | 41 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 14 | 2.6 |
| May | 17° / 6° | 56 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 16.3 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 20° / 10° | 85 | 13.1 | 0 | 17.7 | 5.7 |
| Jul | 22° / 13° | 75 | 12.4 | 0 | 17.1 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 21° / 12° | 82 | 12.7 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.0 |
| Sep | 16° / 8° | 54 | 10.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 4.8 |
| Oct | 9° / 3° | 68 | 12.5 | 1 | 10 | 1.8 |
| Nov | 4° / -0° | 55 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | -0° / -4° | 47 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Valga gets around 241 mm of rain over 38 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 12 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 17 h 18 min in early June to 13 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.9 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Valga?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Valga for sightseeing.
What to pack for Valga in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Valga sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 38 days see rain.
UV index in Valga in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valga peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 2 | Low |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3 | Moderate |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Where is Valga?
Valga sits at 57.8°N, 26.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Otepää, 41 km away.
Topography around Valga
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Valga.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Valga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.
The land around Valga is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 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
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 Valga (57.7778°, 26.0473°, elevation 0 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.