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Climate of Finnish Lapland
The region Finnish Lapland has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Finnish Lapland is 9° degrees and there is about 153 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 114 days a year with an average humidity of 88% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -9°C and 19°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -15°C and 11°C
- Rain: it rains 122 days and there is a total of approximately 389 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 141 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1335 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between -9°C and 19°C |
| Warmest month: | 19°C in July |
| Coldest month: | -9°C in January |
| Night temperature: | between -15°C and 11°C |
| Dry days: | 102 days |
| Days with rain: | 122 days |
| Days with snow: | 141 days |
| Total rain sum: | 389 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 1335 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Finnish Lapland.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Finnish Lapland.
Climate table of Finnish Lapland
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Finnish Lapland. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Finnish Lapland might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°F) | 16 | 18 | 25 | 33 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 36 | 27 | 21 |
| Night temp. (°F) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 47 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 12 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (inch) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Days with rain | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Days with snow | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 17 | 23 |
| Dry days | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Finnish Lapland
For visiting Finnish Lapland, the best time to visit is in July. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in the Finnish Lapland region is 66°F in July and the lowest is 16°F in January.
Climate of Finnish Lapland by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Finnish Lapland? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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