Pöytyä climate — normals and trends
Pöytyä (Finland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 641 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 (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pöytyä averages 156 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Pöytyä has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 173 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 17 July 2018) 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
PöytyäSouthwest Finland
- coords
- 60.77°, 22.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.8°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
1.1°C
Annual rainfall
641mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
156 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
115.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
32.1 °C
17 July 2018
Coldest day
-36.4 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
57 mm
6 August 1967
Windiest day
45.1 km/h
26 December 2011
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
29 March 1989
Hottest feels-like
32.4 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-42.6 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
18.9 cm
18 December 1966
Sunniest day
18.4 h
21 June 2012
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 | 1.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 59 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 0.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 17 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 6.1 °C | +5.1 °C | 15 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 9.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 46 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 12.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 41 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 17.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 76 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 98 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 82 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 77 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 56 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 48 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 56 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pöytyä?
Pöytyä has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 641 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pöytyä?
The hottest day measured in Pöytyä between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2018, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pöytyä?
The coldest day measured in Pöytyä between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -36.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pöytyä?
Yes. Pöytyä gets on average 115.3 cm of snow per year and has around 156 frost days.
Has the climate of Pöytyä warmed?
Yes: Pöytyä warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pöytyä?
The wettest day measured in Pöytyä between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1967, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pöytyä?
The windiest day measured in Pöytyä between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2011, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pöytyä?
The warmest month in Pöytyä is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Pöytyä?
Pöytyä receives on average 641 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pöytyä?
Pöytyä gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pöytyä?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pöytyä between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1966, with 18.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pöytyä?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pöytyä.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pöytyä?
In Pöytyä, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.4 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -42.6 °C on 10 January 1987.
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