Virrat climate — normals and trends
Virrat (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 635 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 (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Virrat averages 172 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Virrat 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 184 to 160 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -37.3 °C (on 11 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
VirratPirkanmaa
- coords
- 62.25°, 23.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.6°C
Average daily high
7.0°C
Average daily low
0.2°C
Annual rainfall
635mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
24.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
172 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
132.3 cm
Average feels-like high
3.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 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
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
31.9 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-37.3 °C
11 January 1987
Wettest day
44 mm
9 August 1941
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
26 October 1985
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
14 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.1 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-42.7 °C
11 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.4 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 | -1.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 47 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -1.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 14 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 4.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 33 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 9.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 50 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 12.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 56 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 17.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 89 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 60 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 18.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 81 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 68 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 7.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 58 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 3.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 53 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 1.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 65 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Virrat?
Virrat has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 635 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Virrat?
The hottest day measured in Virrat between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Virrat?
The coldest day measured in Virrat between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1987, at -37.3 °C.
Does it snow in Virrat?
Yes. Virrat gets on average 132.3 cm of snow per year and has around 172 frost days.
Has the climate of Virrat warmed?
Yes: Virrat warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Virrat?
The wettest day measured in Virrat between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1941, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Virrat?
The windiest day measured in Virrat between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1985, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Virrat?
The warmest month in Virrat is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Virrat?
Virrat receives on average 635 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Virrat?
Virrat 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 Virrat?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Virrat between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1996, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Virrat?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Virrat.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Virrat?
In Virrat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.1 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -42.7 °C on 11 January 1987.
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