Annual mean 1°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
19.5 °C
Coldest
-13.8 °C
Wettest
30%
Windiest
4.3 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.6 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 Sodankylä over the whole year is 1°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C. Sodankylä has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in May, the driest month, to 27% in February, the wettest. Winds in Sodankylä are highest in February, averaging 3.6 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Sodankylä come in July, when the sky is typically 55% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 80%.
Month by month Sodankylä 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
-12°C
-13°C
-18°C
26%
76%
3.4 m/s
0
0
0
February
-9°C
-11°C
-14°C
27%
75%
3.6 m/s
0
0
0
March
-4°C
-10°C
-9°C
19%
65%
3.6 m/s
0
0
0
April
2°C
-4°C
-3°C
21%
60%
3.3 m/s
0
0
5
May
9°C
3°C
4°C
15%
61%
3.4 m/s
8
0
33
June
15°C
10°C
12°C
22%
60%
3.2 m/s
33
2
68
July
19°C
13°C
16°C
19%
55%
2.9 m/s
56
10
71
August
16°C
10°C
13°C
18%
64%
3.2 m/s
41
2
77
September
10°C
6°C
7°C
24%
70%
3.2 m/s
6
0
47
October
2°C
-0°C
-3°C
25%
76%
3.1 m/s
0
0
6
November
-5°C
-6°C
-10°C
20%
79%
3.2 m/s
0
0
0
December
-9°C
-9°C
-14°C
24%
80%
3.2 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 Sodankylä weather by season
Year round, Sodankylä has days of about -12°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 19°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -13°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 1°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February 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.
Sodankylä weather in winterDecember to February
High -10°CLow -11°CRain 26%
Winter in Sodankylä has typical daily highs of about -10°C and lows of about -11°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Sodankylä weather in springMarch to May
High 3°CLow -3°CRain 18%
Spring in Sodankylä has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Sodankylä weather in summerJune to August
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 20%
Summer in Sodankylä has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Sodankylä weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 2°CLow -0°CRain 23%
Autumn in Sodankylä has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -0°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Sodankylä?
Sodankylä has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in May, the driest month, to 27% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Sodankylä windiest?
Winds in Sodankylä are highest in February, averaging 3.6 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Sodankylä year round?
The average temperature in Sodankylä over the whole year is 1°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C.