Janakkala climate — normals and trends
Janakkala (Finland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 628 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Janakkala averages 158 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Janakkala 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 176 to 140 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -37.4 °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
JanakkalaKanta-Häme
- coords
- 60.90°, 24.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
7.6°C
Average daily low
1.1°C
Annual rainfall
628mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
158 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
125.6 cm
Average feels-like high
4.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.0 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
31.7 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-37.4 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
80 mm
12 August 1972
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
23 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-43.4 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
5 April 2022
Sunniest day
18.4 h
19 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 53 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -1.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 5.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 9.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 41 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 13.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 42 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 17.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 109 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 74 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 81 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 71 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 8.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 52 mm | 0 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 38 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 52 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Janakkala?
Janakkala has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 628 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Janakkala?
The hottest day measured in Janakkala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Janakkala?
The coldest day measured in Janakkala between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -37.4 °C.
Does it snow in Janakkala?
Yes. Janakkala gets on average 125.6 cm of snow per year and has around 158 frost days.
Has the climate of Janakkala warmed?
Yes: Janakkala warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Janakkala?
The wettest day measured in Janakkala between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1972, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Janakkala?
The windiest day measured in Janakkala between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Janakkala?
The warmest month in Janakkala is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Janakkala?
Janakkala receives on average 628 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Janakkala?
Janakkala 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 Janakkala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Janakkala between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2022, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Janakkala?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Janakkala.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Janakkala?
In Janakkala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -43.4 °C on 10 January 1987.
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