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Monthly climate in Ranua, Lapland, Finland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ranua features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (14 °F) and 16 °C (61 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-24 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 760 mm (29.9 inches) and receives 146 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ranua enjoys an average of 2982 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 3 hours 9 minutes to 23 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ranua, Lapland, Finland §

The warmest months in Ranua are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 16 °C (56 - 61 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -6 °C (14 - 21 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ranua experiences 6 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 188 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ranua, Lapland, 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 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean maximum 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Average high -7°C
(20°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Daily mean -10°C
(15°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Average low -13°C
(10°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Mean minimum -27°C
(-16°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)
Minimum -31°C
(-24°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -18°C
(0°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -27°C
(-17°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ranua, Lapland, Finland §

Ranua usually has the most precipitation in June, August and October, with an average of 14 rainy days and 81 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ranua 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 Ranua, Lapland, 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) 46 (1.8) 42 (1.6) 47 (1.9) 43 (1.7) 53 (2.1) 77 (3.0) 76 (3.0) 88 (3.5) 76 (3.0) 79 (3.1) 70 (2.8) 62 (2.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 9 11 8 10 13 10 16 13 14 15 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Ranua, Lapland, Finland §

The sunniest months in Ranua are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 15 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ranua: January, November and December receive an average of 1 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ranua, Lapland, 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 27 121 257 344 444 492 491 374 242 119 52 14
Mean daily daylight hours 4h 40m 8h 13m 11h 48m 15h 26m 19h 19m 23h 14m 20h 41m 16h 39m 13h 1m 9h 27m 5h 48m 3h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Ranua, Lapland, Finland §

Ranua experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 4 - 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 Ranua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ranua, Lapland, 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 3 4 6 6 4 3 2 1 1