Joensuu weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Joensuu is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with August close behind. Joensuu averages about 1,557 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 111 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,557
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 896 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 78k
- Elevation
- 116 m
When is the best time to visit Joensuu?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Joensuu is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Joensuu?
Joensuu isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,557 hours of sunshine a year. 67 Sunshine Score points separate July (67) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #17 of 20 destinations in Finland for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,638 hours. The year's 896 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -15° / 5°F | 53 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -14° / 7°F | 45 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 45 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 50 mm | 2 |
| May | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 6° / 43°F | 81 mm | 3 |
| June | 56 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 108 mm | 4 |
| July | 67 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 111 mm | 4 |
| August | 63 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 104 mm | 3 |
| September | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 86 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 76 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -6° / 21°F | 70 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -11° / 12°F | 67 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Petrozavodsk Russia · 250 km · best in Jul · 1,601 h sun/yr
- St. Petersburg Russia · 320 km · best in Jul · 1,522 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 328 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Helsinki (Vantaa) Finland · 359 km · best in Jul · 1,584 h sun/yr
- Tallinn Estonia · 443 km · best in Jul · 1,693 h sun/yr
- Rovaniemi Finland · 470 km · best in Jul · 1,636 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Savonlinna Finland · 87 km · 1,544 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kuopio / Siilinjärvi Finland · 100 km · 1,575 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lappeenranta Finland · 195 km · 1,531 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Jyväskylä Finland · 204 km · 1,539 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kajaani Finland · 205 km · 1,571 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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