Annual mean 2°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
20.5 °C
Coldest
-12.8 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Rovaniemi over the whole year is 2°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -11°C. Rovaniemi has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in May, the driest month, to 23% in December, the wettest. Winds in Rovaniemi are highest in May, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Rovaniemi come in July, when the sky is typically 55% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 82%.
Month by month Rovaniemi climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-11°C
-11°C
-16°C
20%
78%
2.9 m/s
0
0
0
February
-8°C
-10°C
-13°C
20%
75%
3.0 m/s
0
0
0
March
-3°C
-8°C
-8°C
12%
66%
3.0 m/s
0
0
0
April
4°C
-3°C
-2°C
13%
63%
3.0 m/s
0
0
7
May
10°C
5°C
5°C
9%
62%
3.2 m/s
10
0
41
June
17°C
11°C
13°C
12%
59%
3.1 m/s
40
2
74
July
20°C
14°C
17°C
15%
55%
2.7 m/s
62
11
73
August
17°C
11°C
14°C
13%
63%
2.9 m/s
48
2
81
September
11°C
7°C
8°C
18%
71%
2.8 m/s
9
0
54
October
3°C
1°C
-1°C
17%
78%
2.7 m/s
0
0
10
November
-3°C
-4°C
-8°C
19%
79%
2.8 m/s
0
0
0
December
-7°C
-8°C
-12°C
23%
82%
2.8 m/s
0
0
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Rovaniemi weather by season
Year round, Rovaniemi has days of about -11°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 20°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -11°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 2°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Rovaniemi weather in winterDecember to February
High -9°CLow -10°CRain 21%
Winter in Rovaniemi has typical daily highs of about -9°C and lows of about -10°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Rovaniemi weather in springMarch to May
High 4°CLow -2°CRain 11%
Spring in Rovaniemi has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Rovaniemi weather in summerJune to August
High 18°CLow 12°CRain 13%
Summer in Rovaniemi has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Rovaniemi weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 3°CLow 1°CRain 18%
Autumn in Rovaniemi has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Rovaniemi?
Rovaniemi has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in May, the driest month, to 23% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Rovaniemi windiest?
Winds in Rovaniemi are highest in May, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Rovaniemi year round?
The average temperature in Rovaniemi over the whole year is 2°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -11°C.