Virtsu
Virtsu | |
|---|---|
 Port of Virtsu | |
  Virtsu | |
| Coordinates: 58°34′12″N 23°31′26″E / 58.57000°N 23.52389°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Pärnu County |
| Parish | Lääneranna Parish |
| Population | |
| • Total | 539 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Virtsu is a small borough (alevik) in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia. It lies on the western coast of continental Estonia, and is a location of the main port for traffic to and from Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia. The Virtsu ferry goes to Kuivastu, which is located on the island of Muhu, which is in turn connected to Saaremaa by the largest causeway in Estonia, the Väinatamm.
As of the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 539.[1]
Puhtu peninsula, a former island, belong to Virtsu.
Climate
| Climate data for Virtsu (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.7 (−28.7) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−33.7 (−28.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
36 (1.4) |
36 (1.4) |
31 (1.2) |
30 (1.2) |
52 (2.0) |
66 (2.6) |
74 (2.9) |
64 (2.5) |
73 (2.9) |
67 (2.6) |
51 (2.0) |
628 (24.7) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 83 |
| Source: Estonian Weather Service[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Port of Virtsu -
Wind farm in Virtsu -
Gate to Virtsu manor park -
Old machinery -
Ice in Puhtu
References
- ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Climate normals-Temperature". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Climate normals-Precipitation". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Climate normals-Humidity". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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