Vuokatti climate — normals and trends
Vuokatti (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.8 °C and it receives 659 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 July.
Vuokatti averages 188 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Vuokatti 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 -41.4 °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
VuokattiKainuu
- coords
- 64.14°, 28.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.8°C
Average daily high
4.8°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
659mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
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
164.1 cm
Average feels-like high
1.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 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
-41.4 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
39 mm
28 August 2015
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
26 December 1992
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
26 December 1992
Hottest feels-like
32.8 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-47.0 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
15.6 cm
24 April 2023
Sunniest day
20.0 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 45 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 1.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 6.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 10.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 70 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 15.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 97 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 52 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 81 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 15.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 82 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 6.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 61 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 1.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 72 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | -1.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 80 mm | +35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vuokatti?
Vuokatti has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.8 °C and it receives 659 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vuokatti?
The hottest day measured in Vuokatti between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vuokatti?
The coldest day measured in Vuokatti between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -41.4 °C.
Does it snow in Vuokatti?
Yes. Vuokatti gets on average 164.1 cm of snow per year and has around 188 frost days.
Has the climate of Vuokatti warmed?
Yes: Vuokatti warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vuokatti?
The wettest day measured in Vuokatti between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2015, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vuokatti?
The windiest day measured in Vuokatti between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1992, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vuokatti?
The warmest month in Vuokatti is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Vuokatti?
Vuokatti receives on average 659 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vuokatti?
Vuokatti gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vuokatti?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vuokatti between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2023, with 15.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vuokatti?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vuokatti.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vuokatti?
In Vuokatti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.8 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -47.0 °C on 7 January 1985.
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