Rovaniemi weather
Loading live data…Latest for Rovaniemi: European (ECMWF): 1° Light drizzle · American (NOAA GFS): 2° Overcast · German (DWD ICON): 1° Light rain.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Rovaniemi and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Rovaniemi? Rovaniemi, Finland, sits at 66.5°N in a cool, high-latitude climate zone. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Rovaniemi right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a city break, the rain hours below tell you which days to plan indoors.
Best time to visit Rovaniemi
The most comfortable time to visit Rovaniemi is usually June and August, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest July rain is behind you.
Rovaniemi weather by month
what to expect in Rovaniemi through the year, 1991-2020 normals, Rovaniemi Airport (WMO)Here is Rovaniemi's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Rovaniemi by season.
Rovaniemi compared with London
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightCooler through the year
average daytime high: Rovaniemi 5°C, London 16°C
Rain over a year
Rovaniemi 633 mm, London 615 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Rovaniemi runs 11°C cooler than London, with every month between −16°C and −4°C. Over a year it gets about the same rain as London.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Rovaniemi | London | Difference | Sunlight, Rovaniemi | Sunlight, London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -7°C | 9°C | −16°C | 66% | 58% |
| February | -7°C | 9°C | −16°C | 64% | 59% |
| March | -2°C | 12°C | −14°C | 71% | 63% |
| April | 4°C | 15°C | −11°C | 70% | 67% |
| May | 11°C | 18°C | −7°C | 67% | 65% |
| June | 17°C | 21°C | −4°C | 66% | 66% |
| July | 20°C | 24°C | −4°C | 68% | 67% |
| August | 17°C | 23°C | −6°C | 67% | 66% |
| September | 11°C | 20°C | −9°C | 61% | 68% |
| October | 3°C | 16°C | −13°C | 55% | 62% |
| November | -2°C | 12°C | −14°C | 58% | 59% |
| December | -5°C | 9°C | −14°C | 76% | 58% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Rovaniemi: station normals from Rovaniemi Airport (WMO), rain included. London: station normals from London (WMO), rain included. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. London stands in for the UK here; other cities have their own climate tables.