Pyhäselkä climate — normals and trends
Pyhäselkä (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 684 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pyhäselkä averages 172 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Pyhäselkä 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 185 to 159 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -37.7 °C (on 12 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
PyhäselkäNorth Karelia
- coords
- 62.43°, 29.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.0°C
Average daily high
5.7°C
Average daily low
0.1°C
Annual rainfall
684mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
172 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
161.1 cm
Average feels-like high
2.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 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
+2.4 °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
33.0 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-37.7 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
49 mm
19 September 2007
Windiest day
40.3 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
4 February 1971
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
26 June 2013
Coldest feels-like
-42.6 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
17 February 2024
Sunniest day
18.5 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 | -2.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 54 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 12 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 2.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 48 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 6.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 40 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 12.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 78 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 76 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 72 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 18.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 16.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 62 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 7.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 2.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 77 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | -0.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 72 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pyhäselkä?
Pyhäselkä has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 684 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pyhäselkä?
The hottest day measured in Pyhäselkä between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pyhäselkä?
The coldest day measured in Pyhäselkä between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -37.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pyhäselkä?
Yes. Pyhäselkä gets on average 161.1 cm of snow per year and has around 172 frost days.
Has the climate of Pyhäselkä warmed?
Yes: Pyhäselkä warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pyhäselkä?
The wettest day measured in Pyhäselkä between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2007, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pyhäselkä?
The windiest day measured in Pyhäselkä between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pyhäselkä?
The warmest month in Pyhäselkä is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pyhäselkä?
Pyhäselkä receives on average 684 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pyhäselkä?
Pyhäselkä gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pyhäselkä?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pyhäselkä between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2024, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pyhäselkä?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pyhäselkä.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pyhäselkä?
In Pyhäselkä, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 26 June 2013, and the lowest was -42.6 °C on 12 January 1987.
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