Ikaalinen climate — normals and trends
Ikaalinen (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.1 °C and it receives 655 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ikaalinen averages 164 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Ikaalinen has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 180 to 148 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 25 June 2020) and the coldest -36.5 °C (on 3 February 1966).
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
IkaalinenPirkanmaa
- coords
- 61.77°, 23.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.1°C
Average daily high
7.4°C
Average daily low
0.6°C
Annual rainfall
655mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
164 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
128.9 cm
Average feels-like high
4.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
32.9 °C
25 June 2020
Coldest day
-36.5 °C
3 February 1966
Wettest day
50 mm
29 July 1988
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
23 February 2020
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
14 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-41.6 °C
3 February 1966
Snowiest day
16.3 cm
13 November 1996
Sunniest day
19.0 h
23 June 1941
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 | -0.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 52 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -1.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 4.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 33 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 9.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 52 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 12.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 55 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 17.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 85 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 70 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 18.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 100 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 16.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 91 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 8.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 64 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 4.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 64 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | +5.1 °C | 70 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ikaalinen?
Ikaalinen has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.1 °C and it receives 655 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ikaalinen?
The hottest day measured in Ikaalinen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2020, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ikaalinen?
The coldest day measured in Ikaalinen between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1966, at -36.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ikaalinen?
Yes. Ikaalinen gets on average 128.9 cm of snow per year and has around 164 frost days.
Has the climate of Ikaalinen warmed?
Yes: Ikaalinen warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ikaalinen?
The wettest day measured in Ikaalinen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1988, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ikaalinen?
The windiest day measured in Ikaalinen between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2020, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ikaalinen?
The warmest month in Ikaalinen is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ikaalinen?
Ikaalinen receives on average 655 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ikaalinen?
Ikaalinen gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ikaalinen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ikaalinen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1996, with 16.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ikaalinen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ikaalinen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ikaalinen?
In Ikaalinen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -41.6 °C on 3 February 1966.
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