Vilppula climate — normals and trends
Vilppula (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 648 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Vilppula averages 166 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Vilppula has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 179 to 153 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -36.9 °C (on 8 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
VilppulaPirkanmaa
- coords
- 62.02°, 24.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.8°C
Average daily high
6.9°C
Average daily low
0.5°C
Annual rainfall
648mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
166 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
135.7 cm
Average feels-like high
3.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
32.0 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-36.9 °C
8 January 1987
Wettest day
51 mm
8 August 2008
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
3 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-42.1 °C
8 January 1987
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
25 January 2002
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 | -1.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 48 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -1.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 4.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 37 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 9.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 54 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 12.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 49 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 17.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 108 mm | +40 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 60 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 18.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 101 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 85 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 8.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 57 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 3.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 54 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 1.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 64 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vilppula?
Vilppula has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 648 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vilppula?
The hottest day measured in Vilppula between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vilppula?
The coldest day measured in Vilppula between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1987, at -36.9 °C.
Does it snow in Vilppula?
Yes. Vilppula gets on average 135.7 cm of snow per year and has around 166 frost days.
Has the climate of Vilppula warmed?
Yes: Vilppula warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vilppula?
The wettest day measured in Vilppula between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2008, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vilppula?
The windiest day measured in Vilppula between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vilppula?
The warmest month in Vilppula is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Vilppula?
Vilppula receives on average 648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vilppula?
Vilppula gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vilppula?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vilppula between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2002, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vilppula?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vilppula.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vilppula?
In Vilppula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -42.1 °C on 8 January 1987.
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