Liminka climate — normals and trends
Liminka (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 591 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 (-9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Liminka averages 186 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Liminka has warmed by +2.0 °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 197 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -42.1 °C (on 8 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
LiminkaNorth Ostrobothnia
- coords
- 64.81°, 25.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.5°C
Average daily high
5.9°C
Average daily low
-1.2°C
Annual rainfall
591mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.4 cm
Average feels-like high
2.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
32.3 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-42.1 °C
8 January 1987
Wettest day
37 mm
4 July 2025
Windiest day
48.9 km/h
26 December 1992
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
26 December 1992
Hottest feels-like
34.5 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-47.9 °C
8 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
9 April 1949
Sunniest day
20.2 h
24 June 2001
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 | -3.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 41 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -2.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 21 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 2.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 38 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 7.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 15 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 12.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 56 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 16.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 86 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 69 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 18.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 66 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 16.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 97 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 7.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 64 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 52 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | -0.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 66 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liminka?
Liminka has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 591 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liminka?
The hottest day measured in Liminka between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liminka?
The coldest day measured in Liminka between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1987, at -42.1 °C.
Does it snow in Liminka?
Yes. Liminka gets on average 121.4 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Liminka warmed?
Yes: Liminka warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liminka?
The wettest day measured in Liminka between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2025, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liminka?
The windiest day measured in Liminka between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1992, with winds reaching 48.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liminka?
The warmest month in Liminka is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Liminka?
Liminka receives on average 591 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liminka?
Liminka 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 Liminka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liminka between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1949, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liminka?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Liminka.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liminka?
In Liminka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.5 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -47.9 °C on 8 January 1987.
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