Orivesi climate — normals and trends
Orivesi (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 649 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Orivesi averages 163 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Orivesi has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 178 to 148 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -35.8 °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
OrivesiPirkanmaa
- coords
- 61.68°, 24.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.0°C
Average daily high
7.1°C
Average daily low
0.7°C
Annual rainfall
649mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
163 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
135.7 cm
Average feels-like high
3.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 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
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
32.2 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-35.8 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
54 mm
12 August 1972
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
26 October 1985
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
3 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-41.9 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
19.8 cm
25 January 2002
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 | -0.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 50 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -1.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 21 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 4.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 9.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 52 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 12.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 42 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 106 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 62 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 99 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 88 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 8.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 62 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 2.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 65 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Orivesi?
Orivesi has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 649 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Orivesi?
The hottest day measured in Orivesi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Orivesi?
The coldest day measured in Orivesi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -35.8 °C.
Does it snow in Orivesi?
Yes. Orivesi gets on average 135.7 cm of snow per year and has around 163 frost days.
Has the climate of Orivesi warmed?
Yes: Orivesi warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Orivesi?
The wettest day measured in Orivesi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1972, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Orivesi?
The windiest day measured in Orivesi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1985, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Orivesi?
The warmest month in Orivesi is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Orivesi?
Orivesi receives on average 649 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Orivesi?
Orivesi gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Orivesi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Orivesi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2002, with 19.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Orivesi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Orivesi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Orivesi?
In Orivesi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -41.9 °C on 10 January 1987.
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