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Monthly climate in Paltamo, Kainuu, Finland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Paltamo features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 16 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-25 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 816 mm (32.1 inches) and receives 149 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Paltamo enjoys an average of 2946 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 4 hours 10 minutes to 21 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Paltamo, Kainuu, Finland §

The warmest months in Paltamo are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -5 °C (16 - 23 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Paltamo experiences 10 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 178 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Paltamo, Kainuu, Finland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean maximum 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Average high -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)
Daily mean -8°C
(18°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Average low -10°C
(13°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Mean minimum -26°C
(-14°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)
Minimum -32°C
(-25°F)		 -28°C
(-17°F)		 -27°C
(-17°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Paltamo, Kainuu, Finland §

Paltamo usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 14 rainy days and 95 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Paltamo are January, February and April. On average, 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Paltamo, Kainuu, Finland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47 (1.8) 44 (1.7) 48 (1.9) 42 (1.7) 53 (2.1) 69 (2.7) 92 (3.6) 101 (4.0) 83 (3.3) 93 (3.7) 80 (3.2) 65 (2.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 10 12 9 9 11 10 16 12 16 15 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Paltamo, Kainuu, Finland §

The sunniest months in Paltamo are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 15 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Paltamo: January, November and December receive an average of 1 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Paltamo, Kainuu, Finland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 34 119 254 348 428 482 488 367 242 118 42 21
Mean daily daylight hours 5h 22m 8h 30m 11h 49m 15h 12m 18h 36m 21h 2m 19h 38m 16h 18m 12h 57m 9h 38m 6h 21m 4h 10m

Solar UV radiation in Paltamo, Kainuu, Finland §

Paltamo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 5 - 6, which corresponds to the Moderate / High category of sun exposure.January, February and November 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 Paltamo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Paltamo, Kainuu, Finland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 1 1