Närpes climate — normals and trends
Närpes (Finland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.6 °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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Närpes averages 144 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Närpes has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 161 to 127 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.3 °C (on 18 July 2018) and the coldest -34.3 °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
NärpesOstrobothnia
- coords
- 62.47°, 21.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.6°C
Average daily high
7.2°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
621mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
110.1 cm
Average feels-like high
3.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
30.3 °C
18 July 2018
Coldest day
-34.3 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
76 mm
6 August 1967
Windiest day
56.4 km/h
23 December 1975
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
26 December 2011
Hottest feels-like
32.0 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-40.4 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
18 December 1966
Sunniest day
19.0 h
8 June 1941
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 | +2.9 °C | 52 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -0.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 16 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 4.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 22 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 7.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 31 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 10.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 44 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 15.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 64 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 83 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 17.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 105 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 16.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 84 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 67 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 4.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 67 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 77 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Närpes?
Närpes has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 621 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Närpes?
The hottest day measured in Närpes between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2018, reaching 30.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Närpes?
The coldest day measured in Närpes between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -34.3 °C.
Does it snow in Närpes?
Yes. Närpes gets on average 110.1 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Närpes warmed?
Yes: Närpes warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Närpes?
The wettest day measured in Närpes between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1967, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Närpes?
The windiest day measured in Närpes between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1975, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Närpes?
The warmest month in Närpes is July (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Närpes?
Närpes receives on average 621 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Närpes?
Närpes gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Närpes?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Närpes between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1966, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Närpes?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Närpes.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Närpes?
In Närpes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.0 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -40.4 °C on 10 January 1987.
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