Hamina climate — normals and trends
Hamina (Finland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 661 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 February (-6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hamina averages 147 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Hamina has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 167 to 127 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -35.0 °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
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- coords
- 60.57°, 27.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.8°C
Average daily high
7.6°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
147 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
136.8 cm
Average feels-like high
4.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
31.6 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-35.0 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
49 mm
30 June 2020
Windiest day
48.0 km/h
18 December 1966
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
7 September 1977
Hottest feels-like
33.1 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-41.6 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
26 March 2008
Sunniest day
18.0 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 78 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | -1.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 10 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 4.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 8.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 38 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 12.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 70 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 17.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 166 mm | +111 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 70 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 119 mm | +43 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 57 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 9.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 56 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 5.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 63 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 54 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hamina?
Hamina has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hamina?
The hottest day measured in Hamina between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hamina?
The coldest day measured in Hamina between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -35.0 °C.
Does it snow in Hamina?
Yes. Hamina gets on average 136.8 cm of snow per year and has around 147 frost days.
Has the climate of Hamina warmed?
Yes: Hamina warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hamina?
The wettest day measured in Hamina between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2020, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hamina?
The windiest day measured in Hamina between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1966, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hamina?
The warmest month in Hamina is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (-6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Hamina?
Hamina receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hamina?
Hamina gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hamina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hamina between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2008, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hamina?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hamina.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hamina?
In Hamina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.1 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -41.6 °C on 10 January 1987.
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