Oulu / Oulunsalo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇮 Finland · seaside town · continental climate
The best time to visit Oulu / Oulunsalo is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100). Oulu / Oulunsalo averages about 1,711 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 83 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,711
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 730 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 216k
- Elevation
- 13 m
When is the best time to visit Oulu / Oulunsalo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Oulu / Oulunsalo is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 49 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Oulu / Oulunsalo?
Oulu / Oulunsalo isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,711 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate July (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 20 destinations in Finland for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,638 hours. The year's 730 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 | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -12° / 10°F | 49 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| February | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -12° / 10°F | 39 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 41 mm | 1 | 0° / 32°F |
| April | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 44 mm | 2 | 0° / 32°F |
| May | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 66 mm | 3 | 5° / 41°F |
| June | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 64 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 83 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 76 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 77 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 67 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -3° / 27°F | 64 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| December | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 60 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
Sea temperature in Oulu / Oulunsalo by month
The sea off Oulu / Oulunsalo is warmest in July at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in January at 0°C / 32°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Luleå Sweden · 165 km · best in Jul · 1,895 h sun/yr
- Rovaniemi Finland · 183 km · best in Jul · 1,636 h sun/yr
- Umeå Sweden · 275 km · best in Jul · 1,887 h sun/yr
- Kittilä Finland · 309 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
- Ivalo Finland · 419 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
- Helsinki (Vantaa) Finland · 513 km · best in Jul · 1,584 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kemi / Tornio Finland · 101 km · 1,747 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kajaani Finland · 133 km · 1,571 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kokkola / Kruunupyy Finland · 172 km · 1,706 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Skellefteå Sweden · 205 km · 1,764 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Oulu / Oulunsalo compares month by month: Oulu / Oulunsalo vs Umeå · Oulu / Oulunsalo vs Luleå · Oulu / Oulunsalo vs Rovaniemi · all comparisons
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