Kontiolahti weather in February

In February, Kontiolahti sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 48 min at the start of February to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kontiolahti's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kontiolahti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:08 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kontiolahti is village in Kontiolahti, Finland.

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 -7°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kontiolahti reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°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)
1-7-12
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How February really feels in Kontiolahti

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.

Kontiolahti weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°4210.812.45.50.0
Feb-6° / -11°369.310.58.20.0
Mar-1° / -7°359.39.911.20.0
Apr / -2°338.14.714.40.4
May12° / 509.50.817.53.2
Jun17° / 10°7812.9019.45.1
Jul20° / 13°8913.3018.65.8
Aug18° / 12°8513.5015.85.2
Sep13° / 7212.20.112.73.1
Oct / 6312.63.19.50.5
Nov / -3°5611.79.36.50.0
Dec-4° / -7°5412.7134.60.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kontiolahti gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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113337
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223237
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253237
263237
273137
283137

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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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 12 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 48 min at the start of February to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 168 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:49 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 3:39 PM to 5:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.88:493:39
26.98:463:42
37.08:433:45
47.18:413:49
57.28:383:52
67.38:353:55
77.48:323:58
87.58:294:01
97.68:264:04
107.78:234:07
117.88:204:10
127.98:174:13
138.08:144:16
148.18:114:19
158.28:084:22
168.38:054:25
178.48:024:28
188.57:594:31
198.67:564:34
208.77:534:37
218.87:494:40
229.07:464:43
239.17:434:46
249.27:404:49
259.37:374:52
269.47:334:55
279.57:304:58
289.67:275:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
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221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kontiolahti?

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 Kontiolahti.

What to pack for Kontiolahti in February

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

In February, Kontiolahti sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°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 Kontiolahti in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kontiolahti peaks around July 14 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kontiolahti?

Kontiolahti sits at 62.8°N, 29.8°E, 138 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Joensuu, 18 km away.

SavonlinnaKuopioVarkausSiilinjärviSortavalaPieksämäkiIisalmi

Topography around Kontiolahti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kontiolahti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Kontiolahti is covered by trees (60%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
317 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Joensuu 18 km · Savonlinna 111 km · Kuopio 111 km · Varkaus 113 km · Siilinjärvi 116 km · Sortavala 125 km · Pieksämäki 148 km · Iisalmi 160 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 Kontiolahti (62.7602°, 29.8471°, elevation 138 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).