Vuosaari climate — normals and trends
Vuosaari (Finland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 661 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Vuosaari averages 140 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Vuosaari has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 160 to 120 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 28 July 2019) and the coldest -35.3 °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
VuosaariUusimaa
- coords
- 60.21°, 25.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.3°C
Average daily high
8.1°C
Average daily low
2.3°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
140 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
128.2 cm
Average feels-like high
4.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
28 July 2019
Coldest day
-35.3 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
69 mm
12 August 1972
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
23 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
33.2 °C
28 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-42.1 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
20 December 1970
Sunniest day
18.0 h
18 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 75 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | -0.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 5.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 15 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 9.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 37 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 40 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 17.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 123 mm | +65 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 93 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 78 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 79 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 9.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 62 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 6.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 38 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 49 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vuosaari?
Vuosaari has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vuosaari?
The hottest day measured in Vuosaari between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2019, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vuosaari?
The coldest day measured in Vuosaari between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -35.3 °C.
Does it snow in Vuosaari?
Yes. Vuosaari gets on average 128.2 cm of snow per year and has around 140 frost days.
Has the climate of Vuosaari warmed?
Yes: Vuosaari warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vuosaari?
The wettest day measured in Vuosaari between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1972, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vuosaari?
The windiest day measured in Vuosaari between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vuosaari?
The warmest month in Vuosaari is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Vuosaari?
Vuosaari receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vuosaari?
Vuosaari gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vuosaari?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vuosaari between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1970, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vuosaari?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vuosaari.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vuosaari?
In Vuosaari, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 28 July 2019, and the lowest was -42.1 °C on 10 January 1987.
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