Kontiolahti weather in June

In June, Kontiolahti sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 19.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 48 min at the start of June to 19 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kontiolahti's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kontiolahti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
19 h 36 min
2:14 AM – 9:48 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Kontiolahti is village in Kontiolahti, Finland.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kontiolahti reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2158
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How June really feels in Kontiolahti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kontiolahti weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
53862
63862
73862
83862
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kontiolahti gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.9 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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441
541
641
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842
943
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196400
295500
395500
494600
593610
692710
791810
891810
990910
1090910
11891010
12881020
13871120
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20831250
21811351
22801361
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Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 48 min at the start of June to 19 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 2:33 AM to 2:18 AM, and sunset from 9:23 PM to 9:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.82:339:23
218.92:329:25
319.02:309:27
419.02:289:29
519.12:269:31
619.12:259:33
719.22:239:35
819.32:229:37
919.32:209:39
1019.42:199:40
1119.42:189:42
1219.42:179:43
1319.52:169:44
1419.52:159:46
1519.52:149:47
1619.62:149:48
1719.62:139:49
1819.62:139:50
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2019.62:139:51
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2919.62:179:51
3019.52:189:50

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.28 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Kontiolahti?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kontiolahti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kontiolahti in June

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

In June, Kontiolahti sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kontiolahti in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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
June 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).