Pyhäjärvi climate — normals and trends
Pyhäjärvi (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.4 °C and it receives 587 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 (14.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pyhäjärvi averages 209 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Pyhäjärvi has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 215 to 203 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.4 °C (on 20 July 1970) and the coldest -45.0 °C (on 28 January 1999).
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
PyhäjärviLapland
- coords
- 67.07°, 27.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.4°C
Average daily high
3.5°C
Average daily low
-3.1°C
Annual rainfall
587mm
Sunshine / day
6.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
27.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
209 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
164.7 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
30.4 °C
20 July 1970
Coldest day
-45.0 °C
28 January 1999
Wettest day
50 mm
12 August 1992
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
3 March 1953
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
10 March 1993
Hottest feels-like
31.5 °C
17 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-49.8 °C
28 January 1999
Snowiest day
19.6 cm
28 April 1970
Sunniest day
22.3 h
15 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 51 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | +5.5 °C | 25 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | -0.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 36 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 4.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 25 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 10.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 46 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 14.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 82 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 70 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 17.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 126 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 14.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 76 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 5.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 78 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | -4.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 66 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | -4.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 76 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pyhäjärvi?
Pyhäjärvi has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.4 °C and it receives 587 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pyhäjärvi?
The hottest day measured in Pyhäjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1970, reaching 30.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pyhäjärvi?
The coldest day measured in Pyhäjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1999, at -45.0 °C.
Does it snow in Pyhäjärvi?
Yes. Pyhäjärvi gets on average 164.7 cm of snow per year and has around 209 frost days.
Has the climate of Pyhäjärvi warmed?
Yes: Pyhäjärvi warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pyhäjärvi?
The wettest day measured in Pyhäjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1992, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pyhäjärvi?
The windiest day measured in Pyhäjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1953, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pyhäjärvi?
The warmest month in Pyhäjärvi is July (14.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Pyhäjärvi?
Pyhäjärvi receives on average 587 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pyhäjärvi?
Pyhäjärvi gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pyhäjärvi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pyhäjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1970, with 19.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pyhäjärvi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pyhäjärvi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pyhäjärvi?
In Pyhäjärvi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.5 °C on 17 July 1957, and the lowest was -49.8 °C on 28 January 1999.
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