When to go · Otepää
Otepää in August
Great month. Inside Otepää's best window: Jan–Mar for snow sports; Jun–Aug for the lake and hiking.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- High
- Estonia overall
- Prices
- High
- Estonia overall
Verdict
Inside Otepää's best window: Jan–Mar for snow sports; Jun–Aug for the lake and hiking.
Is another month better than August?
No other month rates higher than August for Otepää in this guide.
Weather in August
- OtepääHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 12 days
- South and inland, Estonia · Tartu, Otepää, Võru, Viljandibest weather
More continental: colder, snowier winters (cross-country skiing around Otepää) and a few degrees warmer in summer.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Estonia overall
- High
- Prices · Estonia overall
- High
Estonia overall: Still summer; festivals and cruise crowds in Tallinn; nights cooling by the end.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Otepää, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Aug: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Night low
Aug: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Jan: -9 °C (16 °F)16 °F (-9 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 12
Jan: 12
Crowds
Aug: High
Jan: Low
Prices
Aug: High
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
Jan: 0
August: Inside Otepää's best window: Jan–Mar for snow sports; Jun–Aug for the lake and hiking.
January: Inside Otepää's best window: Jan–Mar for snow sports; Jun–Aug for the lake and hiking.
Otepää: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast