Climate of Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Rovaniemi is 4° degrees and there is about 352 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 137 days a year with an average humidity of 87% 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 20°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -14°C and 11°C
- Rain: it rains 110 days and there is a total of approximately 353 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 131 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1570 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -9°C and 20°C |
Warmest month: | 20°C in July |
Coldest month: | -9°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -14°C and 11°C |
Dry days: | 124 days |
Days with rain: | 110 days |
Days with snow: | 131 days |
Total rain sum: | 353 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 1570 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Rovaniemi.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Rovaniemi.
Climate table of Rovaniemi
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Rovaniemi. 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 Rovaniemi might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -9 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | -2 | -6 |
Night temp. (°C) | -14 | -13 | -11 | -5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | -1 | -5 | -10 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 23 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Days with rain | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
Days with snow | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 16 | 22 |
Dry days | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Rovaniemi
The best time to visit Rovaniemi in Finland is July. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Rovaniemi is 20°C in July and the lowest is -9°C in January.
Climate of Rovaniemi by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Rovaniemi? 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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