When to go to Finland?
The winters are very harsh in Finland and can last up until the month of May. The ski pistes of Lapland receive a significant snow cover at this time of year. In the north of the country, the sun can sometimes be absent for a whole month, known as the ‘polar night’. Buried under a blanket of snow, nature returns starting in the month of April with the arrival of spring. This season, however, is very short, much like the beautiful summer days, which quickly vanish from the month of September onwards. In the summer season, the Finnish people are on holiday and take full advantage of the season. The days are almost never-ending – the sun shines at 11pm in Helsinki and in Lapland and two months can go by without it being night time.
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Temperatures Helsinki
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Rainfall Helsinki
The weather month by month in Finland
Weather Helsinki in January
Sea: 1 °
| 10 d/month | 9 d/month | 4 d/month | 3 d/month | 3 d/month | 1 day | 1 day |
In January, in Helsinki, temperatures range from -4 to 0 degrees. Minimum temperatures are cold. The average rainfall is around 42 inches, for 19 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in February
Sea: -0 °
| 10 d/month | 8 d/month | 4 d/month | 3 d/month | 3 d/month | 1 day | -1 d/month |
In February, in Helsinki, temperatures range from -6 to -1 degrees. Minimum temperatures are cold. The average rainfall is around 35 inches, for 21 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in March
Sea: -0 °
| 8 d/month | 7 d/month | 6 d/month | 5 d/month | 3 d/month | 2 d/month |
In March, in Helsinki, temperatures range from -4 to 1 degrees. Minimum temperatures are cold. The average rainfall is around 32 inches, for 21 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in April
Sea: 0 °
| 7 d/month | 5 d/month | 5 d/month | 5 d/month | 4 d/month | 2 d/month | 2 d/month |
In April, in Helsinki, temperatures range from 1 to 5 degrees. Minimum temperatures are cool. The average rainfall is around 33 inches, for 20 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in May
Sea: 3 °
| 13 d/month | 7 d/month | 4 d/month | 4 d/month | 2 d/month | 1 day |
In May, in Helsinki, temperatures range from 6 to 11 degrees. Temperatures are low but with a lot of sunshine. The average rainfall is around 30 inches, 23 days without rain in May
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Weather Helsinki in June
Sea: 8 °
| 12 d/month | 7 d/month | 6 d/month | 4 d/month | 1 day |
In June, in Helsinki, Minimum temperatures vary between 11 in the morning and 16 in the afternoon. The average rainfall is around 51 inches, for 20 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in July
Sea: 12 °
| 15 d/month | 7 d/month | 5 d/month | 2 d/month | 2 d/month |
In July, in Helsinki, Minimum temperatures vary between 15 in the morning and 20 in the afternoon. The weather is sunny and Pleasant. The average rainfall is around 56 inches, for 22 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in August
Sea: 13 °
| 15 d/month | 8 d/month | 3 d/month | 3 d/month | 1 day | 1 day |
In August, in Helsinki, Minimum temperatures vary between 15 in the morning and 19 in the afternoon. The average rainfall is around 65 inches, for 20 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in September
Sea: 10 °
| 10 d/month | 6 d/month | 5 d/month | 4 d/month | 3 d/month | 2 d/month |
In September, in Helsinki, temperatures range from 10 to 14 degrees. Rainfall in September: 46 inches, for about 21 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in October
Sea: 7 °
| 8 d/month | 5 d/month | 5 d/month | 5 d/month | 4 d/month | 3 d/month | 1 day |
In October, in Helsinki, temperatures range from 5 to 9 degrees. Temperatures are low but with a lot of sunshine. The average rainfall is around 73 inches, for 22 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in November
Sea: 4 °
| 7 d/month | 5 d/month | 4 d/month | 4 d/month | 4 d/month | 3 d/month | 3 d/month |
In November, in Helsinki, temperatures range from 1 to 4 degrees. Minimum temperatures are cool. The average rainfall is around 59 inches, for 16 days without rain.
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Weather Helsinki in December
Sea: 2 °
| 10 d/month | 5 d/month | 4 d/month | 4 d/month | 3 d/month | 3 d/month | 2 d/month |
In December, in Helsinki, temperatures range from -3 to 2 degrees. Minimum temperatures are cold. The average rainfall is around 45 inches, for 15 days without rain.
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