Sodankylä monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Sodankylä

Sodankylä average temperature chart (Celsius) Sodankylä average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Sodankylä (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -10.9 -9.7 -4 2.1 9.2 16.2 18.7 15.5 9.4 2.1 -4.6 -9
°F 12.3 14.6 24.9 35.7 48.5 61.2 65.6 60 48.9 35.8 23.8 15.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Sodankylä monthly rainfall chart (mm) Sodankylä monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Sodankylä (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 31 25 25 24 34 56 66 63 55 51 39 31
inches 1.2 1 1 0.9 1.3 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.2 2 1.5 1.2
Rainy days 25 22 20 15 14 16 17 18 19 21 23 24

Average annual rainfall in Sodankylä: 593.2mm (233.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Sodankylä

Sodankylä average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Sodankylä
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 0.7 2.3 4.6 7.4 4.2 0 0 3 4.1 2.3 1.1 0.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Sodankylä average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Sodankylä average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Sodankylä (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -20.7 -19.4 -14.9 -7.9 0 6.2 8.7 6.5 2.1 -3.7 -11.6 -18.6
Max °C -10.7 -9.5 -3.7 2.3 9.4 16.5 18.9 15.8 9.6 2.3 -4.4 -8.8
Min °F -5.3 -2.8 5.2 17.8 32 43.1 47.7 43.6 35.7 25.4 11.1 -1.5
Max °F 3.7 6.1 15.3 27 40.5 52.3 56.8 52 42.4 30.7 17.6 7.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Sodankylä average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Sodankylä average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Sodankylä in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 2.3 1.5 1.2 1.6 3.3 6.6 10.5 11.8 10.2 7.6 5.3 3.7
°F 36.1 34.7 34.2 34.8 38 43.9 50.9 53.2 50.3 45.6 41.6 38.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Sodankylä average winspeed by month (km/h) Sodankylä average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Sodankylä (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 11 12 13 12 13 12 11 12 12 12 10
mph 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Sodankylä relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Sodankylä
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
85% 84% 80% 72% 66% 65% 69% 77% 84% 87% 89% 86%

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Sodankylä weather stats

Sodankylä weather statistics
Hottest month: July 18.7°C 65.7°F
Driest month: April 24mm 0.9ins
Sunniest month: April 7.4hrs
Coldest month: January -10.9°C 12.4°F
Wettest month: July 66mm 2.6ins
Warmest sea: August 11.8°C 53.2°F
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