Savonlinna weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Savonlinna is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with August and June close behind. Savonlinna averages about 1,544 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
- 1,544
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 864 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 31k
- Elevation
- 89 m
When is the best time to visit Savonlinna?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Savonlinna is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 51 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Savonlinna?
Savonlinna isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,544 hours of sunshine a year. 67 Sunshine Score points separate July (67) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #18 of 20 destinations in Finland for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,638 hours. The year's 864 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 | 51 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -13° / 9°F | 42 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 43 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 50 mm | 2 |
| May | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 74 mm | 3 |
| June | 57 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 105 mm | 4 |
| July | 67 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 111 mm | 4 |
| August | 63 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 102 mm | 3 |
| September | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 79 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 2° / 36°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -5° / 23°F | 68 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -10° / 14°F | 64 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- St. Petersburg Russia · 249 km · best in Jul · 1,522 h sun/yr
- Petrozavodsk Russia · 273 km · best in Jul · 1,601 h sun/yr
- Helsinki (Vantaa) Finland · 280 km · best in Jul · 1,584 h sun/yr
- Tallinn Estonia · 359 km · best in Jul · 1,693 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 377 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Umeå Sweden · 484 km · best in Jul · 1,887 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Joensuu Finland · 87 km · 1,557 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lappeenranta Finland · 109 km · 1,531 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kuopio / Siilinjärvi Finland · 132 km · 1,575 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Jyväskylä Finland · 177 km · 1,539 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kajaani Finland · 268 km · 1,571 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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