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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ranua, Lapland, Finland with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |