Väike-Maarja

Väike-Maarja is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish.

Väike-Maarja
Small borough
Väike-Maarja
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°07′41″N 26°15′05″E
Country Estonia
County Lääne-Viru County
Municipality Väike-Maarja Parish
Population
 (01.01.2008)
 • Total2,005

Väike-Maarja Church was initially built as a fortress church.[1]

Climate
Climate data for Väike- Maarja (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8)		 10.5
(50.9)		 16.1
(61.0)		 25.6
(78.1)		 29.4
(84.9)		 30.6
(87.1)		 33.7
(92.7)		 34.5
(94.1)		 29.5
(85.1)		 20.5
(68.9)		 10.9
(51.6)		 10.5
(50.9)		 34.5
(94.1)
Average high °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 1.4
(34.5)		 9.3
(48.7)		 16.1
(61.0)		 19.3
(66.7)		 22.1
(71.8)		 20.5
(68.9)		 14.7
(58.5)		 8.4
(47.1)		 1.8
(35.2)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 8.9
(48.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.2
(22.6)		 −6
(21)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 4.3
(39.7)		 10.4
(50.7)		 14.2
(57.6)		 16.9
(62.4)		 15.4
(59.7)		 10.3
(50.5)		 5.2
(41.4)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 4.9
(40.8)
Average low °C (°F) −8
(18)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 4.4
(39.9)		 8.8
(47.8)		 11.4
(52.5)		 10.6
(51.1)		 6.4
(43.5)		 2.2
(36.0)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 1.0
(33.8)
Record low °C (°F) −33.7
(−28.7)		 −31.2
(−24.2)		 −25.6
(−14.1)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 2.4
(36.3)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −13.6
(7.5)		 −23.7
(−10.7)		 −27.3
(−17.1)		 −33.7
(−28.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 46
(1.8)		 33
(1.3)		 36
(1.4)		 31
(1.2)		 43
(1.7)		 74
(2.9)		 80
(3.1)		 94
(3.7)		 68
(2.7)		 81
(3.2)		 59
(2.3)		 48
(1.9)		 693
(27.3)
Average relative humidity (%) 89 87 82 73 67 73 76 80 84 88 91 91 82
Source: Estonian Weather Service[2][3][4]

Notable people
Monument to poet Jakob Liiv.
  • Aile Asszonyi (born 1975), opera singer
  • Eda-Ines Etti (born 1981), singer
  • Vello Jürna (1959–2007), opera singer
  • Alar Kotli (1904–1963), architect
  • Jakob Liiv (1859–1938), poet and writer
  • Georg Lurich (1876–1920), wrestler and strongman
  • Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986), poet and translator
  • Kuno Pajula (born 1924), cleric
  • Priit Raik (1948–2008), composer, conductor and pedagogue
  • Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878–1940), writer, studied at Väike-Maarja parish school
  • Kaido Höövelson (born 1984), sumo wrestler known as Baruto Kaito

References
  1. "Väike-Maarja Church, Estonia". Visitestonia.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. "Climate normals-Temperature". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. "Climate normals-Precipitation". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. "Climate normals-Humidity". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.


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