Jõhvi

Jõhvi
Town

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Jõhvi
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°21′27″N 27°25′37″E / 59.35750°N 27.42694°E / 59.35750; 27.42694Coordinates: 59°21′27″N 27°25′37″E / 59.35750°N 27.42694°E / 59.35750; 27.42694
Country  Estonia
County Ida-Viru County
Municipality Jõhvi Parish
Founded 1938
Area
 • Total 7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 10,051
 • Rank 14th
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians 34.5%
 • Russians 55.7%
 • other 9.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 71501 to 71599
Area code(s) (+372) 22
Website www.johvi.ee

Jõhvi (German: Jewe) is a town in north-eastern Estonia, and the capital of Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated 50 km from the Russian border.

Ethnic Estonians are a minority in Jõhvi, as about 55% of the town's population are ethnic Russians.

History

Jõhvi was first mentioned as a village in 1241 in Liber Census Daniae when it was ruled by Denmark. Historical names of Jõhvi were Gewi and Jewi. In the 13th century a church was built here and Jõhvi became the centre of the local church parish.

On 1 May 1938 Konstantin Päts renamed the Jõhvi borough a town along with nearly all Estonian boroughs. Up to 1991, Jõhvi was a district of Kohtla-Järve. In 2005 the town of Jõhvi was united with the parish of Jõhvi.

Climate

Climate data for Jõhvi (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.9
(48)		 10.6
(51.1)		 16.8
(62.2)		 26.0
(78.8)		 30.8
(87.4)		 32.1
(89.8)		 33.7
(92.7)		 34.6
(94.3)		 28.1
(82.6)		 19.7
(67.5)		 11.4
(52.5)		 10.9
(51.6)		 34.6
(94.3)
Average high °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 1.5
(34.7)		 9.3
(48.7)		 15.7
(60.3)		 19.1
(66.4)		 22.0
(71.6)		 20.4
(68.7)		 14.8
(58.6)		 8.6
(47.5)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 8.9
(48)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 4.4
(39.9)		 10.2
(50.4)		 14.2
(57.6)		 17.0
(62.6)		 15.5
(59.9)		 10.6
(51.1)		 5.6
(42.1)		 0.0
(32)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 5.1
(41.2)
Average low °C (°F) −8.4
(16.9)		 −9.1
(15.6)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 4.4
(39.9)		 8.9
(48)		 11.6
(52.9)		 10.6
(51.1)		 6.6
(43.9)		 2.5
(36.5)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −6.4
(20.5)		 1.0
(33.8)
Record low °C (°F) −34.5
(−30.1)		 −31.4
(−24.5)		 −26.8
(−16.2)		 −13.9
(7)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 2.2
(36)		 1.0
(33.8)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −25.9
(−14.6)		 −28.7
(−19.7)		 −34.5
(−30.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45
(1.77)		 33
(1.3)		 39
(1.54)		 32
(1.26)		 49
(1.93)		 83
(3.27)		 81
(3.19)		 103
(4.06)		 74
(2.91)		 82
(3.23)		 65
(2.56)		 50
(1.97)		 736
(28.98)
Average relative humidity (%) 88 86 81 71 68 74 76 80 84 87 89 89 81
Source: Estonian Weather Service[1][2][3]

Twin towns

Jõhvi is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Climate normals-Temperature". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Climate normals-Precipitation". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Climate normals-Humidity". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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