Kiuruvesi climate — normals and trends
Kiuruvesi (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 650 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kiuruvesi averages 184 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Kiuruvesi 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 194 to 174 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -41.9 °C (on 7 January 1985).
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
KiuruvesiNorth Savo
- coords
- 63.65°, 26.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.5°C
Average daily high
5.9°C
Average daily low
-1.0°C
Annual rainfall
650mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
152.9 cm
Average feels-like high
2.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
35.3 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-41.9 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
49 mm
28 July 2004
Windiest day
43.1 km/h
26 December 1992
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
26 December 1992
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-46.7 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
31 October 2008
Sunniest day
19.5 h
16 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 | -3.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 45 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 2.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 37 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 8.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 16 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 12.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 61 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 16.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 85 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 52 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 72 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 7.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 57 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 2.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 65 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | -0.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 80 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kiuruvesi?
Kiuruvesi has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 650 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kiuruvesi?
The hottest day measured in Kiuruvesi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kiuruvesi?
The coldest day measured in Kiuruvesi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -41.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kiuruvesi?
Yes. Kiuruvesi gets on average 152.9 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Kiuruvesi warmed?
Yes: Kiuruvesi warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kiuruvesi?
The wettest day measured in Kiuruvesi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2004, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kiuruvesi?
The windiest day measured in Kiuruvesi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1992, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kiuruvesi?
The warmest month in Kiuruvesi is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kiuruvesi?
Kiuruvesi receives on average 650 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kiuruvesi?
Kiuruvesi gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kiuruvesi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kiuruvesi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2008, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kiuruvesi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kiuruvesi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kiuruvesi?
In Kiuruvesi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -46.7 °C on 7 January 1985.
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