Outokumpu climate — normals and trends
Outokumpu (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 695 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Outokumpu averages 171 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Outokumpu 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 184 to 158 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -36.3 °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
OutokumpuNorth Karelia
- coords
- 62.73°, 29.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.9°C
Average daily high
5.6°C
Average daily low
0.2°C
Annual rainfall
695mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
171 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
164.2 cm
Average feels-like high
2.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 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
+2.3 °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
32.2 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-36.3 °C
8 January 1987
Wettest day
46 mm
23 September 1983
Windiest day
40.8 km/h
30 June 2020
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
7 September 1977
Hottest feels-like
32.4 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-41.7 °C
8 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
21 November 1980
Sunniest day
19.0 h
22 June 2020
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 | -3.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 53 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -3.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 16 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 2.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 45 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 6.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 38 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 11.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 61 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 17.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 83 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 59 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 69 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 79 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 7.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 54 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 3.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 70 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | -0.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 73 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Outokumpu?
Outokumpu has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 695 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Outokumpu?
The hottest day measured in Outokumpu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Outokumpu?
The coldest day measured in Outokumpu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1987, at -36.3 °C.
Does it snow in Outokumpu?
Yes. Outokumpu gets on average 164.2 cm of snow per year and has around 171 frost days.
Has the climate of Outokumpu warmed?
Yes: Outokumpu warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Outokumpu?
The wettest day measured in Outokumpu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1983, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Outokumpu?
The windiest day measured in Outokumpu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2020, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Outokumpu?
The warmest month in Outokumpu is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Outokumpu?
Outokumpu receives on average 695 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Outokumpu?
Outokumpu gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Outokumpu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Outokumpu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1980, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Outokumpu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Outokumpu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Outokumpu?
In Outokumpu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.4 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -41.7 °C on 8 January 1987.
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