Parkano climate — normals and trends
Parkano (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 675 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 January (-7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Parkano averages 172 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Parkano has warmed by +2.2 °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 185 to 159 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 25 June 2020) and the coldest -36.7 °C (on 3 February 1966).
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
ParkanoPirkanmaa
- coords
- 62.02°, 23.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.8°C
Average daily high
7.2°C
Average daily low
0.1°C
Annual rainfall
675mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
172 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
136.4 cm
Average feels-like high
3.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 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
+2.2 °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
32.6 °C
25 June 2020
Coldest day
-36.7 °C
3 February 1966
Wettest day
53 mm
21 July 2011
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
27 May 1986
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
14 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
15 July 2003
Coldest feels-like
-42.1 °C
3 February 1966
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
13 November 1996
Sunniest day
19.0 h
23 June 1941
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 | -1.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 51 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -1.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 4.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 32 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 9.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 51 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 12.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 60 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 17.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 90 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 73 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 18.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 104 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 93 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 8.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 66 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 3.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 62 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 2.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 71 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Parkano?
Parkano has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 675 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parkano?
The hottest day measured in Parkano between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2020, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Parkano?
The coldest day measured in Parkano between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1966, at -36.7 °C.
Does it snow in Parkano?
Yes. Parkano gets on average 136.4 cm of snow per year and has around 172 frost days.
Has the climate of Parkano warmed?
Yes: Parkano warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Parkano?
The wettest day measured in Parkano between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2011, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Parkano?
The windiest day measured in Parkano between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1986, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Parkano?
The warmest month in Parkano is July (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Parkano?
Parkano receives on average 675 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Parkano?
Parkano 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 Parkano?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Parkano between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1996, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Parkano?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Parkano.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parkano?
In Parkano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 15 July 2003, and the lowest was -42.1 °C on 3 February 1966.
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