Rovaniemi in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Rovaniemi sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 219 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Rovaniemi's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rovaniemi's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 18°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Precipitation
- 219 mm
- 36 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.2
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Rovaniemi in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.
A typical summer day in Rovaniemi reaches about 18°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Rovaniemi
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Rovaniemi weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8° / -14° | 36 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -7° / -14° | 29 | 8 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -2° / -10° | 32 | 8 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 4° / -4° | 33 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 14.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 11° / 2° | 49 | 10 | 2.1 | 18.8 | 2.5 |
| Jun | 17° / 8° | 70 | 12.1 | 0.1 | 22.5 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 20° / 11° | 80 | 12.5 | 0 | 20.7 | 5.7 |
| Aug | 17° / 9° | 69 | 11.5 | 0 | 16.6 | 5.0 |
| Sep | 11° / 4° | 55 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 12.8 | 2.7 |
| Oct | 3° / -2° | 51 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.2 |
| Nov | -2° / -7° | 47 | 11 | 9.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -5° / -11° | 42 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Rovaniemi gets around 219 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 21 hours in early June to 14 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Rovaniemi?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Rovaniemi for sightseeing.
What to pack for Rovaniemi in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Rovaniemi sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 36 days see rain.
UV index in Rovaniemi in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Rovaniemi peaks around July 13 at about 4 (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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 0 | Low |
| Mar | 1 | Low |
| Apr | 2 | Moderate |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 4 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 2 | Low |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Where is Rovaniemi?
Rovaniemi sits at 66.5°N, 25.7°E, 90 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Kemi, 99 km away.
Topography around Rovaniemi
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rovaniemi.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Rovaniemi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m.
The land around Rovaniemi is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 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
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 Rovaniemi (66.499°, 25.6887°, elevation 90 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.