Lapland, Finland Weather and Climate
Temperatures, precipitation, sunshine in Rovaniemi (Lapland)
| Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Daytime temperature | -8 ° C | -7 ° C | -2 ° C | 3 ° C | 11 ° C | 18 ° C | 20 ° C | 18 ° C | 11 ° C | 4 ° C | -1 ° C | -6 ° C |
| Night temperature | -17 ° C | -17 ° C | -13 ° C | -6 ° C | 1 ° C | 8 ° C | 10 ° C | 8 ° C | 4 ° C | -1 ° C | -8 ° C | -15 ° C |
| Precipitation in mm | 35 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 31 | 49 | 61 | 67 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 35 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunrise | 10:15 | 8:25 | 6:40 | 5:35 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 4:45 | 6:35 | 8:15 | 9:10 | 10:55 |
| Sunset | 14:35 | 16:35 | 18:10 | 21:00 | 22:55 | 0:00 | 24:15 | 21:55 | 19:50 | 17:50 | 14:55 | 13:30 |
Temperatures
The annual average temperature in Rovaniemi is 0.6 ° C. For comparison: Munich reaches an average of 8.6 ° C, in Berlin it is 9.6 ° C. The warmest month is July (14.8 ° C), coldest month of January with averages of -12.6 ° C.
Precipitation
The annual precipitation is 509 mm on 115 days with precipitation. For comparison: In Munich, 967 mm, in Berlin 570 mm, precipitation is measured annually. There is no rainy season, i.e. months with more than 175 mm of precipitation. Snow is possible in all but June, July and August.
Sunshine
As our climate table shows, July is the sunniest month with an average of 10 hours of sunshine per day. On average over the year the sun shines for 4.1 hours per day. For comparison: In Munich and Berlin, the sun shines an average of 4.7 hours per day throughout the year.
Lapland weather in March, April and May
Average daily temperatures between -2 ° C and 11 ° C can be expected over the next three months. In Rovaniemi, May is still the mildest, while March is noticeably colder..
The expected rainfall is around 7 days in March, around 9 days in April and around 7 days in May.
In the period from March to May , the sun shines between 2 and 8 hours a day on average. The sunniest weather is in May in Rovaniemi, with less sun you will have to get by in March.
