Kajaani weather in February

In February, Kajaani sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 24 min at the start of February to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kajaani's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kajaani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
1st coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:25 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kajaani is urban area and center of Kajaani, Kainuu, Finland.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.8 µg/m³ · 2018

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kajaani reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Kajaani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kajaani weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°369.311.24.90.0
Feb-6° / -12°298.69.67.90.0
Mar-1° / -8°328.79.511.20.0
Apr / -3°328.65.714.60.3
May11° / 5510.91.317.92.7
Jun17° / 7412.90.120.24.8
Jul19° / 12°9214.1019.25.5
Aug17° / 11°7412.8016.15.1
Sep12° / 6411.80.112.72.8
Oct / 5711.83.89.30.3
Nov-1° / -4°5211.18.760.0
Dec-4° / -9°4711.6123.80.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kajaani gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23338
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113135
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 6 h 24 min at the start of February to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 180 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:10 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 3:35 PM to 5:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.49:103:35
26.59:073:39
36.69:043:42
46.79:013:46
56.98:573:49
67.08:543:52
77.18:513:56
87.28:483:59
97.38:454:02
107.48:414:06
117.58:384:09
127.68:354:12
137.78:324:16
147.88:284:19
158.08:254:22
168.18:224:26
178.28:184:29
188.38:154:32
198.48:114:36
208.58:084:39
218.68:054:42
228.78:014:45
238.87:584:49
249.07:544:52
259.17:514:55
269.27:474:58
279.37:445:02
289.47:405:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kajaani?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kajaani.

What to pack for Kajaani in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Kajaani sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kajaani in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kajaani peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kajaani?

Kajaani sits at 64.2°N, 27.7°E, 145 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Iisalmi, 79 km away.

IisalmiSiilinjärviOuluKostomukshaKuopioHaukipudasYlivieskaRaahe

Topography around Kajaani

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kajaani.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kajaani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Kajaani is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Iisalmi 79 km · Siilinjärvi 127 km · Oulu 139 km · Kostomuksha 142 km · Kuopio 148 km · Haukipudas 155 km · Ylivieska 155 km · Raahe 164 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kajaani (64.2273°, 27.7285°, elevation 145 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).