Elimäki climate — normals and trends
Elimäki (Finland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 632 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Elimäki averages 156 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Elimäki has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 173 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -37.6 °C (on 10 January 1987).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ElimäkiKymenlaakso
- coords
- 60.72°, 26.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.7°C
Average daily high
8.1°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
632mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
156 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
137.5 cm
Average feels-like high
4.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.0 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-37.6 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
48 mm
23 September 1983
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
3 April 1985
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
7 September 1977
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-43.7 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
26 March 2008
Sunniest day
18.1 h
26 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.4 °C | +5.0 °C | 64 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | -1.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 13 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 5.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 23 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 9.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 50 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 18.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 145 mm | +86 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 85 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 102 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 57 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 9.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 52 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 5.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 37 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 2.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 53 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elimäki?
Elimäki has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elimäki?
The hottest day measured in Elimäki between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elimäki?
The coldest day measured in Elimäki between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -37.6 °C.
Does it snow in Elimäki?
Yes. Elimäki gets on average 137.5 cm of snow per year and has around 156 frost days.
Has the climate of Elimäki warmed?
Yes: Elimäki warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elimäki?
The wettest day measured in Elimäki between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1983, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elimäki?
The windiest day measured in Elimäki between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1985, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elimäki?
The warmest month in Elimäki is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Elimäki?
Elimäki receives on average 632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elimäki?
Elimäki gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elimäki?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elimäki between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2008, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elimäki?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Elimäki.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elimäki?
In Elimäki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -43.7 °C on 10 January 1987.
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