Kuopio / Siilinjärvi weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Kuopio / Siilinjärvi is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with August and June close behind. Kuopio / Siilinjärvi averages about 1,575 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 116 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,575
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 66/100
- Rain / year
- 885 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 125k
- Elevation
- 95 m

When is the best time to visit Kuopio / Siilinjärvi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kuopio / Siilinjärvi is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 55 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kuopio / Siilinjärvi?
Kuopio / Siilinjärvi isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,575 hours of sunshine a year. 66 Sunshine Score points separate July (66) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #14 of 20 destinations in Finland for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,638 hours. The year's 885 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 | -8° / 18°F | -14° / 7°F | 55 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -13° / 9°F | 45 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 46 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 52 mm | 2 |
| May | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 6° / 43°F | 82 mm | 3 |
| June | 58 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 100 mm | 4 |
| July | 66 | 21° / 70°F | 14° / 57°F | 116 mm | 4 |
| August | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 91 mm | 3 |
| September | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 83 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 75 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -5° / 23°F | 72 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -10° / 14°F | 68 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 245 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Helsinki (Vantaa) Finland · 334 km · best in Jul · 1,584 h sun/yr
- Petrozavodsk Russia · 350 km · best in Jul · 1,601 h sun/yr
- St. Petersburg Russia · 380 km · best in Jul · 1,522 h sun/yr
- Umeå Sweden · 384 km · best in Jul · 1,887 h sun/yr
- Luleå Sweden · 393 km · best in Jul · 1,895 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Joensuu Finland · 100 km · 1,557 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Jyväskylä Finland · 127 km · 1,539 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Savonlinna Finland · 132 km · 1,544 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kajaani Finland · 142 km · 1,571 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lappeenranta Finland · 219 km · 1,531 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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