Best year time to visit Lapland

General weather information about Lapland

Average annual temperature is 8.6 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 30.4 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -26.7 °C

Number of sunny days: 142 days

Number of rainy days: 193 days

Number of snow days: 30 days

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* Weather data for Lapland Canada is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Lapland air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)11.612.010.618.526.730.429.725.228.423.414.915.0
Average daytime temperature (°C)4.01.83.911.316.219.725.622.821.816.46.84.6
Average temperature (°C)0.7-3.30.06.110.615.121.218.917.312.22.81.2
Average night temperature (°C)-2.5-7.7-3.42.16.011.518.015.914.39.2-0.2-1.6
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-10.1-26.7-9.1-4.32.36.915.512.37.32.6-6.3-9.9

Lapland monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)9.011.012.014.015.015.015.014.013.011.010.09.0
Daylight mean duration (h)9.310.511.913.514.815.515.114.012.511.09.68.9
Daylight minimum duration (h)8.09.011.012.014.015.014.013.011.010.09.08.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)3.75.26.48.810.37.18.78.47.77.05.53.6
Precipitation (mm)232801115357240164183110137135146
Sunny days81091518971115101614
Rainy days18713141321242015211215
Snow days5119100000022

Best time to visit Lapland:

The best time to visit Lapland during the most sunny months:

  • April — 8.8(h)
  • May — 10.3(h)
  • July — 8.7(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Lapland:

  • June — 15.5(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Lapland is at

  • January — 232(mm)
  • June — 240(mm)
  • August — 183(mm)