Rovaniemi weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Rovaniemi is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100). Rovaniemi averages about 1,636 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 92 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,636
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 767 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Population
- 66k
- Elevation
- 194 m
When is the best time to visit Rovaniemi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rovaniemi is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 48 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rovaniemi?
Rovaniemi isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,636 hours of sunshine a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate July (65) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 20 destinations in Finland for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,638 hours. The year's 767 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 | -10° / 14°F | -16° / 3°F | 48 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -15° / 5°F | 38 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -11° / 12°F | 41 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -5° / 23°F | 46 mm | 2 |
| May | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 70 mm | 3 |
| June | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 83 mm | 3 |
| July | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 92 mm | 3 |
| August | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 85 mm | 2 |
| September | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 5° / 41°F | 82 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 65 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 61 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -13° / 9°F | 56 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kittilä Finland · 133 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 183 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Luleå Sweden · 202 km · best in Jul · 1,895 h sun/yr
- Ivalo Finland · 237 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
- Murmansk Russia · 382 km · best in Jul · 1,514 h sun/yr
- Alta Norway · 393 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kemi / Tornio Finland · 104 km · 1,747 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pajala Sweden · 142 km · 1,757 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kuusamo Finland · 165 km · 1,587 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Rovaniemi compares month by month: Rovaniemi vs Murmansk · Rovaniemi vs Oulu / Oulunsalo · Rovaniemi vs Umeå · Rovaniemi vs Luleå · all comparisons
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