Pälkäne climate — normals and trends
Pälkäne (Finland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.3 °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 (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pälkäne averages 152 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Pälkäne has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 171 to 133 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -36.4 °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
PälkänePirkanmaa
- coords
- 61.33°, 24.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.3°C
Average daily high
7.1°C
Average daily low
1.5°C
Annual rainfall
621mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
152 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.3 cm
Average feels-like high
4.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
30.5 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-36.4 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
61 mm
9 August 1991
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
23 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-42.5 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
18 April 1972
Sunniest day
18.6 h
26 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 51 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -1.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 21 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 4.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 25 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 8.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 39 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 11.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 37 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 111 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 70 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 18.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 90 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 73 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 8.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 58 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 57 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pälkäne?
Pälkäne has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.3 °C and it receives 621 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pälkäne?
The hottest day measured in Pälkäne between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pälkäne?
The coldest day measured in Pälkäne between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -36.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pälkäne?
Yes. Pälkäne gets on average 122.3 cm of snow per year and has around 152 frost days.
Has the climate of Pälkäne warmed?
Yes: Pälkäne warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pälkäne?
The wettest day measured in Pälkäne between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1991, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pälkäne?
The windiest day measured in Pälkäne between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pälkäne?
The warmest month in Pälkäne is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (-7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Pälkäne?
Pälkäne receives on average 621 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pälkäne?
Pälkäne 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 Pälkäne?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pälkäne between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1972, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pälkäne?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pälkäne.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pälkäne?
In Pälkäne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -42.5 °C on 10 January 1987.
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