Inari climate — normals and trends
Inari (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.2 °C and it receives 489 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 (13.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Inari averages 203 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Inari has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 214 to 192 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 20 July 1988) and the coldest -44.8 °C (on 28 January 1999).
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
InariLapland
- coords
- 68.91°, 27.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.2°C
Average daily high
3.1°C
Average daily low
-2.8°C
Annual rainfall
489mm
Sunshine / day
6.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
203 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
139.4 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
31.8 °C
20 July 1988
Coldest day
-44.8 °C
28 January 1999
Wettest day
40 mm
23 August 2016
Windiest day
48.3 km/h
18 March 2003
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
9 December 2016
Hottest feels-like
31.5 °C
20 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-50.0 °C
28 January 1999
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
17 October 1947
Sunniest day
23.8 h
22 June 1998
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 | -8.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | -2.0 °C | +6.3 °C | 20 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | -1.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 39 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 1.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 42 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 7.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 30 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 12.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 61 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 77 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 16.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 102 mm | +36 mm |
| Sep | 13.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 64 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 5.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 71 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | -2.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 35 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | -5.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 68 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Inari?
Inari has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.2 °C and it receives 489 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Inari?
The hottest day measured in Inari between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1988, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Inari?
The coldest day measured in Inari between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1999, at -44.8 °C.
Does it snow in Inari?
Yes. Inari gets on average 139.4 cm of snow per year and has around 203 frost days.
Has the climate of Inari warmed?
Yes: Inari warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Inari?
The wettest day measured in Inari between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2016, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Inari?
The windiest day measured in Inari between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2003, with winds reaching 48.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Inari?
The warmest month in Inari is July (13.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Inari?
Inari receives on average 489 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Inari?
Inari gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Inari?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Inari between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1947, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Inari?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Inari.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Inari?
In Inari, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.5 °C on 20 July 1988, and the lowest was -50.0 °C on 28 January 1999.
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