Sotkamo climate — normals and trends
Sotkamo (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.8 °C and it receives 652 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sotkamo averages 188 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Sotkamo has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 198 to 178 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -40.3 °C (on 7 January 1985).
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
SotkamoKainuu
- coords
- 64.13°, 28.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.8°C
Average daily high
4.8°C
Average daily low
-1.2°C
Annual rainfall
652mm
Sunshine / day
6.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
188 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
166.3 cm
Average feels-like high
1.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
32.6 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-40.3 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
41 mm
29 July 2004
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
26 December 1992
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
26 December 1992
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-45.9 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
24 April 2023
Sunniest day
20.0 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 45 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -3.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 19 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 1.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 6.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 10.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 61 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 15.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 90 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 51 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 18.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 81 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 77 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 6.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 60 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 72 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | -1.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 80 mm | +35 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sotkamo?
Sotkamo has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.8 °C and it receives 652 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sotkamo?
The hottest day measured in Sotkamo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sotkamo?
The coldest day measured in Sotkamo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -40.3 °C.
Does it snow in Sotkamo?
Yes. Sotkamo gets on average 166.3 cm of snow per year and has around 188 frost days.
Has the climate of Sotkamo warmed?
Yes: Sotkamo warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sotkamo?
The wettest day measured in Sotkamo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2004, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sotkamo?
The windiest day measured in Sotkamo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1992, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sotkamo?
The warmest month in Sotkamo is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sotkamo?
Sotkamo receives on average 652 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sotkamo?
Sotkamo gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sotkamo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sotkamo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2023, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sotkamo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sotkamo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sotkamo?
In Sotkamo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -45.9 °C on 7 January 1985.
Compare Sotkamo with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Sotkamo