Best year time to visit Lapland

General weather information about Lapland

Average annual temperature is 1.3 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 26.1 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -21.4 °C

Number of sunny days: 130 days

Number of rainy days: 132 days

Number of snow days: 103 days

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

Lapland air temperature forecast for each month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)	1.7	3.2	0.9	11.0	22.2	25.3	25.1	26.1	21.3	8.4	1.0	1.6
Average daytime temperature (°C)	-3.9	-4.5	-5.2	5.0	12.0	17.3	17.7	18.1	13.1	0.2	-5.4	-7.5
Average temperature (°C)	-6.5	-7.1	-9.3	0.0	6.8	13.2	14.3	14.2	9.8	-2.5	-7.9	-9.6
Average night temperature (°C)	-8.9	-10.1	-13.4	-4.7	1.4	7.9	10.1	9.8	6.1	-5.6	-10.8	-11.9
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)	-20.0	-21.0	-21.4	-11.7	-6.6	-0.4	3.9	3.2	-2.2	-15.0	-20.5	-18.0

Lapland monthly weather indicators

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h)	5.0	9.0	13.0	17.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	19.0	15.0	11.0	7.0	2.0
Daylight mean duration (h)	3.6	7.9	11.7	15.7	20.5	24.0	22.5	17.3	13.2	9.3	5.2	0.9
Daylight minimum duration (h)	1.0	6.0	9.0	13.0	17.0	24.0	19.0	15.0	11.0	7.0	3.0	0.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)	0.5	1.5	5.9	10.9	12.1	14.1	9.9	8.5	5.4	2.7	0.5	0.0
Precipitation (mm)	46	28	41	30	51	55	69	147	163	61	33	27
Sunny days	6	10	9	16	14	13	9	7	7	12	15	12
Rainy days	3	4	2	7	15	17	22	24	23	9	3	3
Snow days	22	14	20	7	2	0	0	0	0	10	12	16

Lapland - weather forecast by months

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Best time to visit Lapland:

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

April — 10.9(h)
May — 12.1(h)
June — 14.1(h)
July — 9.9(h)
August — 8.5(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Lapland:

May — 20.5(h)
June — 24.0(h)
July — 22.5(h)
August — 17.3(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Lapland is at

August — 147(mm)

September — 163(mm)

Weather forecast in the closest to Lapland admin centers