January 2026 provided excellent conditions for space photography. This photograph taken by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite, observed Estonia from space. This image shows clouds, ice and snow conditions in Estonia and its vicinity. It is estimated that almost 90,000 km² of the Baltic Sea was covered with ice on that day.
This winter has been one of the coldest in Estonia for many years, with the air temperature measuring almost 5 degrees below average in January. February is expected to be even colder with meteorologists predicting the temperature dropping to -30 degree this month.
Some of Estonia's islands face the worst ice conditions in a decade, halting ferries and forcing residents to rely on hovercraft of ATVs for deliveries of essentials.
