--- entity_id: city:ee:geonames:589165 entity_type: city name: Rakvere country_code: EE country: Estonia slug: rakvere canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ee/rakvere.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ee/rakvere.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/ee/rakvere snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-08-26 fact_count: 10 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere/ citation_title: "Rakvere, Estonia: salary, jobs, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_version: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Rakvere Rakvere is a city in Estonia, and the figures below are its published values. An unemployment rate of 2.6% was measured at the end of 2025. ## Mobility Rakvere's nearest airport was TLL, 87 km away and offered 28 direct destinations. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from −3.3°C in January to 17.5°C in July. Rakvere's monthly precipitation totalled 38.1 mm in January and 61.1 mm in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median gross salary | `salary_median_gross_city_eur_month` | 1,460 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-04 | 2026-08-04 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 1,460 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.6 % | parent_municipality | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | aging | verified | [2] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan -1 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 8.8 · May 14.7 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -5.7 · Feb -6.7 · Mar -4 · Apr 0.8 · May 5.3 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 4 · Nov -0.2 · Dec -3.2 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.3 · Feb -4 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 4.4 · May 9.8 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.1 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 38.1 · Feb 28.5 · Mar 27.1 · Apr 28.5 · May 40.9 · Jun 67.6 · Jul 61.1 · Aug 75.9 · Sep 54 · Oct 61.4 · Nov 51.9 · Dec 38.4 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [6] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 28 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 87 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | TLL | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [2026 free Estonian language courses with named regional locations](https://www.integratsioon.ee/en/permanent-residents-and-returnees-can-sign-free-estonian-language-courses-end-june) — State Language Course · Integration Foundation and named language schools · Estonian · checked 2026-08-10 - [Estonian language courses for newcomers and residents](https://integratsioon.ee/en/language-learning) — State Language Course · Integration Foundation · Estonian · checked 2026-08-10 - [Settle in Estonia welcoming and adaptation programme](https://integratsioon.ee/en/kohanemisprogramm) — Newcomer Adaptation · Integration Foundation · Estonian · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Eesti Töötukassa](https://www.tootukassa.ee/en/jobseeker) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Rakvere when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://tervisekassa.ee/en/people/health-insurance) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Estonia country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/estonia/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Rakvere part of Kohtla-Järve? Rakvere is near Kohtla-Järve, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 54.2 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/lau/geojson/LAU_RG_01M_2024_4326.geojson ## Sources 1. Statistics Estonia — Official source — https://andmed.stat.ee/api/v1/en/stat/majandus/palk-ja-toojeukulu/palk/luhiajastatistika/PA117.px 2. Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share — Official source — https://andmed.stat.ee/api/v1/en/stat/sotsiaalelu/tooturg/tootud/luhiajastatistika/TT065.PX 3. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv 4. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv 5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv 6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv 7. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 8. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Rakvere, Estonia: salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_rakvere-estonia-salary-jobs-climate_6765e6a1a640, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Rakvere, Estonia: salary, jobs, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Rakvere, Estonia: salary, jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere/ - Title: Rakvere, Estonia: salary, jobs, climate - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ee/rakvere.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ee/rakvere.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ee/rakvere - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json