Sipoo climate — normals and trends
Sipoo (Finland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 663 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sipoo averages 153 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Sipoo 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 133 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 29 July 1994) and the coldest -37.5 °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
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- coords
- 60.38°, 25.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.9°C
Average daily high
8.3°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
663mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
134.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 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
32.5 °C
29 July 1994
Coldest day
-37.5 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
82 mm
12 August 1972
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
23 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-43.7 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
20 December 1970
Sunniest day
18.1 h
18 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 | 1.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 68 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | -1.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 14 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 10.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 41 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 129 mm | +65 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 101 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 81 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 73 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 9.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 57 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 3.1 °C | +4.6 °C | 50 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sipoo?
Sipoo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 663 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sipoo?
The hottest day measured in Sipoo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1994, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sipoo?
The coldest day measured in Sipoo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -37.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sipoo?
Yes. Sipoo gets on average 134.3 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Sipoo warmed?
Yes: Sipoo warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sipoo?
The wettest day measured in Sipoo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1972, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sipoo?
The windiest day measured in Sipoo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sipoo?
The warmest month in Sipoo is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sipoo?
Sipoo receives on average 663 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sipoo?
Sipoo gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sipoo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sipoo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1970, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sipoo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sipoo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sipoo?
In Sipoo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -43.7 °C on 10 January 1987.
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