Lappeenranta weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Lappeenranta is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with August close behind. Lappeenranta averages about 1,531 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 89 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,531
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 799 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 73k
- Elevation
- 102 m
When is the best time to visit Lappeenranta?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lappeenranta 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 Lappeenranta?
Lappeenranta isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,531 hours of sunshine a year. 71 Sunshine Score points separate July (71) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #20 of 20 destinations in Finland for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,638 hours. The year's 799 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 | -7° / 19°F | -12° / 10°F | 53 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -12° / 10°F | 43 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -7° / 19°F | 43 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 0° / 32°F | 47 mm | 2 |
| May | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 67 mm | 3 |
| June | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 91 mm | 4 |
| July | 71 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 89 mm | 4 |
| August | 71 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 88 mm | 3 |
| September | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 71 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -3° / 27°F | 68 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 64 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- St. Petersburg Russia · 181 km · best in Jul · 1,522 h sun/yr
- Helsinki (Vantaa) Finland · 191 km · best in Jul · 1,584 h sun/yr
- Tallinn Estonia · 258 km · best in Jul · 1,693 h sun/yr
- Petrozavodsk Russia · 332 km · best in Jul · 1,601 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 454 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Umeå Sweden · 507 km · best in Jul · 1,887 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Savonlinna Finland · 109 km · 1,544 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Joensuu Finland · 195 km · 1,557 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Jyväskylä Finland · 199 km · 1,539 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kuopio / Siilinjärvi Finland · 219 km · 1,575 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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