Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kanepi features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-16 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 730 mm (28.7 inches) and receives 147 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kanepi enjoys an average of 3157 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 6 hours 34 minutes to 18 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kanepi are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to -2 °C (27 - 29 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kanepi experiences 16 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 119 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Average high | -1°C (31°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (27°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Average low | -5°C (23°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -3°C (26°F) |
Mean minimum | -16°C (3°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Minimum | -23°C (-9°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -27°C (-16°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kanepi, Põlvamaa, Estonia with other places around the world.
Kanepi usually has the most precipitation in June, August and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kanepi are January, February and March. On average, 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) | 43 (1.7) | 48 (1.9) | 52 (2.0) | 65 (2.5) | 75 (2.9) | 73 (2.9) | 84 (3.3) | 69 (2.7) | 76 (3.0) | 56 (2.2) | 53 (2.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 |
The sunniest months in Kanepi are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 14 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kanepi: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 59 | 132 | 256 | 334 | 424 | 453 | 451 | 382 | 294 | 205 | 102 | 59 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 7h 16m | 9h 23m | 11h 52m | 14h 25m | 16h 44m | 18h 1m | 17h 20m | 15h 12m | 12h 44m | 10h 13m | 7h 53m | 6h 34m |
Kanepi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 6 - 7, which corresponds to the High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kanepi UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |