Kurikka climate — normals and trends
Kurikka (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 621 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 (-7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kurikka averages 171 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Kurikka has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 184 to 158 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -39.3 °C (on 7 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
KurikkaSouth Ostrobothnia
- coords
- 62.62°, 22.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.8°C
Average daily high
7.3°C
Average daily low
0.1°C
Annual rainfall
621mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
171 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
119.7 cm
Average feels-like high
4.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
31.8 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-39.3 °C
7 January 1987
Wettest day
69 mm
6 August 1967
Windiest day
40.8 km/h
27 May 1986
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
14 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.8 °C
7 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
13 November 1996
Sunniest day
19.0 h
23 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 45 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -0.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 11 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 4.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 29 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 9.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 41 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 12.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 52 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 84 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 73 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 95 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 76 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 8.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 3.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 51 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 2.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 66 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kurikka?
Kurikka has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 621 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kurikka?
The hottest day measured in Kurikka between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kurikka?
The coldest day measured in Kurikka between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1987, at -39.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kurikka?
Yes. Kurikka gets on average 119.7 cm of snow per year and has around 171 frost days.
Has the climate of Kurikka warmed?
Yes: Kurikka warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kurikka?
The wettest day measured in Kurikka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1967, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kurikka?
The windiest day measured in Kurikka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1986, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kurikka?
The warmest month in Kurikka is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kurikka?
Kurikka receives on average 621 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kurikka?
Kurikka 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 Kurikka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kurikka between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1996, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kurikka?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kurikka.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kurikka?
In Kurikka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -44.8 °C on 7 January 1987.
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