climigo

Finland

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is July, the least rainy with the right temperature. Nothing against April–June, August–October either. Avoid November–March (freezing, at times dark).

Climate zones

EstoniaÅlandSwedenNorwayRussiaHelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinkiTampereTampereTampereTurkuTurkuTurkuRovaniemiRovaniemiRovaniemiOuluOuluOuluLeviLeviLevi

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −6°−14° snow likely
February −6°−13° snow likely
March −1°−9° snow likely
April 6°−4°
May 13°2°
June 19°8°
July 21°11°
August 19°10°
September 13°5°
October 6°0°
November 0°−5° snow likely
December −4°−10° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−13.5 · −6.0 °CJanuary: −13.5 · −6.0 °C−13.4 · −5.5 °CFebruary: −13.4 · −5.5 °C−9.3 · −0.5 °CMarch: −9.3 · −0.5 °C−3.8 · 6.1 °CApril: −3.8 · 6.1 °C2.4 · 13.1 °CMay: 2.4 · 13.1 °C8.2 · 18.6 °CJune: 8.2 · 18.6 °C11.2 · 21.3 °CJuly: 11.2 · 21.3 °C9.5 · 19.0 °CAugust: 9.5 · 19.0 °C5.4 · 13.2 °CSeptember: 5.4 · 13.2 °C−0.1 · 5.5 °COctober: −0.1 · 5.5 °C−5.2 · −0.2 °CNovember: −5.2 · −0.2 °C−10.2 · −3.8 °CDecember: −10.2 · −3.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −13.5 – −6.0 °C
Feb −13.4 – −5.5 °C
Mar −9.3 – −0.5 °C
Apr −3.8 – 6.1 °C
May 2.4 – 13.1 °C
Jun 8.2 – 18.6 °C
Jul 11.2 – 21.3 °C
Aug 9.5 – 19.0 °C
Sep 5.4 – 13.2 °C
Oct −0.1 – 5.5 °C
Nov −5.2 – −0.2 °C
Dec −10.2 – −3.8 °C

How much it rains

January 42 mm12 d
February 35 mm10 d
March 30 mm8 d
April 32 mm8 d
May 44 mm9 d
June 62 mm11 d
July 78 mm12 d
August 71 mm12 d
September 56 mm10 d
October 55 mm11 d
November 50 mm12 d
December 49 mm12 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec42 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 42 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a day35 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 35 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a day30 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 30 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a day32 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a dayApril: 32 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a day44 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayMay: 44 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day62 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayJune: 62 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day78 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 78 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day71 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a dayAugust: 71 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a day56 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 56 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day55 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a dayOctober: 55 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a day50 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 50 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a day49 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 49 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 42 mm12 d
Feb 35 mm10 d
Mar 30 mm8 d
Apr 32 mm8 d
May 44 mm9 d
Jun 62 mm11 d
Jul 78 mm12 d
Aug 71 mm12 d
Sep 56 mm10 d
Oct 55 mm11 d
Nov 50 mm12 d
Dec 49 mm12 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 5 h 11
February 8 h 34
March 11 h 40
April 15 h 05
May 18 h 32
June 21 h 17
July 20 h 10
August 16 h 31
September 13 h 06
October 9 h 51
November 6 h 27
December 3 h 48

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 37 cm
February 49 cm
March 49 cm
April 35 cm
May 9 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 2 cm
November 9 cm
December 22 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

02550 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec37 cmJanuary: 37 cm49 cmFebruary: 49 cm49 cmMarch: 49 cm35 cmApril: 35 cm9 cmMay: 9 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm2 cmOctober: 2 cm9 cmNovember: 9 cm22 cmDecember: 22 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 37 cm
Feb 49 cm
Mar 49 cm
Apr 35 cm
May 9 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 2 cm
Nov 9 cm
Dec 22 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Helsinki

Tampere

Turku

Cities