Karis climate — normals and trends
Karis (Finland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 688 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 February (-4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Karis averages 124 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Karis 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 144 to 104 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.2 °C (on 28 July 2019) and the coldest -32.6 °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
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- coords
- 60.07°, 23.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.5°C
Average daily high
7.5°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
688mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
24.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
124 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
118.5 cm
Average feels-like high
3.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.8 °C
Average peak gust
39.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
29.2 °C
28 July 2019
Coldest day
-32.6 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
87 mm
12 August 1972
Windiest day
69.5 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
23 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
31.8 °C
28 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-40.4 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
22 November 2001
Sunniest day
17.6 h
26 June 2025
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 | 2.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 74 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | -0.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 21 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 4.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 13 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 7.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 46 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 11.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 31 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 15.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 98 mm | +52 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 67 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 18.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 73 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 101 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 9.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 75 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 6.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 59 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 67 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karis?
Karis has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karis?
The hottest day measured in Karis between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2019, reaching 29.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karis?
The coldest day measured in Karis between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -32.6 °C.
Does it snow in Karis?
Yes. Karis gets on average 118.5 cm of snow per year and has around 124 frost days.
Has the climate of Karis warmed?
Yes: Karis warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karis?
The wettest day measured in Karis between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1972, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karis?
The windiest day measured in Karis between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 69.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karis?
The warmest month in Karis is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (-4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Karis?
Karis receives on average 688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karis?
Karis gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Karis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Karis between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 2001, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Karis?
Yes: Karis has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karis?
In Karis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.8 °C on 28 July 2019, and the lowest was -40.4 °C on 10 January 1987.
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