Climate of Lapland
The region Lapland has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Lapland is 6° degrees and there is about 119 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 149 days a year with an average humidity of 85% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -10°C and 17°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -16°C and 9°C
- Rain: it rains 108 days and there is a total of approximately 302 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 134 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1590 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -10°C and 17°C |
Warmest month: | 17°C in July |
Coldest month: | -10°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -16°C and 9°C |
Dry days: | 123 days |
Days with rain: | 108 days |
Days with snow: | 134 days |
Total rain sum: | 302 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 1590 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Lapland.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Lapland.
Climate table of Lapland
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Lapland. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Lapland might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 14 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 34 | 25 | 19 |
Night temp. (°F) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 42 | 48 | 44 | 38 | 28 | 17 | 9 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Days with rain | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Days with snow | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
Dry days | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Lapland
For visiting Lapland, the best time to visit is in July. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in the Lapland region is 63°F in July and the lowest is 14°F in January.
Climate of Lapland by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Lapland? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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