When to go · Otepää

Otepää in May

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (wet, dark, no snow yet); Apr–May mud season.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
Crowds: Medium; Estonia overall
Prices: Medium; Estonia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Otepää

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (wet, dark, no snow yet); Apr–May mud season.

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

OtepääHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 10 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.

Estonia overall: Green and bright; 30 April Walpurgis in Tartu; sea still cold.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Otepää, side by side.

First month

Second month

May: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (wet, dark, no snow yet); Apr–May mud season.

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.