Estonia Geography
Climate. - The climate of Estonia is generally mild and cool, and therefore belongs to the category of temperate climates in Central Europe. Situated on the Baltic Sea, Estonia is right where the maritime climate of the North Sea is in constant struggle with the continental climate of Russia; Estonia is naturally affected by the two climatic influences, although they are attenuated by the water mass of the Baltic Sea. According to their position, the climate of the coastal regions varies from that of the interior. On the coasts the oceanic influence is more evident: the average annual temperature of the western islands is 5 °, 7, while on the west coast of the Estonian mainland the average is 4 °, 9, and that of the northern coastal regions is…