The most comfortable time to visit Rovaniemi is from mid July to early August. For walking, go from late May to early September. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Rovaniemi is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 17, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in July, when the sky is typically 53% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
The being outside season here runs from mid July to early August. It peaks in mid July, at 68. The weakest stretch is from mid September to early May, when it drops to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
For walking, go from late May to early September. It peaks in mid August, at 83. Avoid late October to early April for this: it falls to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
For snow, go from late October to early April. It peaks in early December, at 63. Avoid June to mid September for this: it falls to 0, mostly because it is too mild. Snow here is a proxy: cold enough for snow to hold, with precipitation likely. It is not measured snow depth.
The year, measured
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
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
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
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
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.
Where to go instead in early January, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.