Lightning strikes in Estonia
The detection network has located 5,838 lightning strikes in Estonia since the archive began, including 2,193 in the last 7 days. That is 0.06% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Estonia #35 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Estonia is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 5 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 2,112 |
| 2026-08-08 | 81 |
| 2026-08-05 | 4 |
| 2026-08-01 | 10 |
| 2026-07-31 | 3,631 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Estonia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viljandi | 1,066 | 263 | 18.3% |
| 2 | Harju | 744 | 436 | 12.7% |
| 3 | Pärnu | 723 | 406 | 12.4% |
| 4 | Lääne-Viru | 643 | 76 | 11.0% |
| 5 | Unassigned | 615 | 96 | 10.5% |
| 6 | Jõgeva | 543 | 22 | 9.3% |
| 7 | Järva | 399 | 103 | 6.8% |
| 8 | Ida-Viru | 241 | 81 | 4.1% |
| 9 | Rapla | 231 | 194 | 4.0% |
| 10 | Valga | 197 | 197 | 3.4% |
| 11 | Lääne | 164 | 152 | 2.8% |
| 12 | Tartu | 115 | 53 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Võru | 63 | 63 | 1.1% |
| 14 | Hiiu | 43 | 9 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Põlva | 28 | 24 | 0.5% |
| 16 | Saare | 11 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 17 | Leningrad | 4 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Pskov | 3 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Valmiera | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Valka | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Aloja | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Salacgrīva | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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