Seinäjoki climate — normals and trends
Seinäjoki (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.9 °C and it receives 595 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Seinäjoki averages 170 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Seinäjoki has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 183 to 157 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -38.4 °C (on 7 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
SeinäjokiSouth Ostrobothnia
- coords
- 62.79°, 22.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.9°C
Average daily high
7.4°C
Average daily low
0.2°C
Annual rainfall
595mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
170 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
111.1 cm
Average feels-like high
4.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 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
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
32.4 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-38.4 °C
7 January 1987
Wettest day
78 mm
6 August 1967
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
27 May 1986
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
14 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-43.5 °C
7 January 1987
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
13 November 1996
Sunniest day
19.0 h
16 June 1940
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 | -1.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 42 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -0.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 5.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 27 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 9.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 33 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 12.6 °C | -1.4 °C | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 17.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 81 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 75 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 87 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 67 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 8.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 55 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 3.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 51 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 2.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 68 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Seinäjoki?
Seinäjoki has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.9 °C and it receives 595 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Seinäjoki?
The hottest day measured in Seinäjoki between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Seinäjoki?
The coldest day measured in Seinäjoki between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1987, at -38.4 °C.
Does it snow in Seinäjoki?
Yes. Seinäjoki gets on average 111.1 cm of snow per year and has around 170 frost days.
Has the climate of Seinäjoki warmed?
Yes: Seinäjoki warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Seinäjoki?
The wettest day measured in Seinäjoki between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1967, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Seinäjoki?
The windiest day measured in Seinäjoki between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1986, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Seinäjoki?
The warmest month in Seinäjoki is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Seinäjoki?
Seinäjoki receives on average 595 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Seinäjoki?
Seinäjoki 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 Seinäjoki?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Seinäjoki between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1996, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Seinäjoki?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Seinäjoki.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Seinäjoki?
In Seinäjoki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -43.5 °C on 7 January 1987.
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