Lapland climate guide

Temperature in Lapland (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
-10°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Lapland-10
-9°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Lapland-9
-3°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Lapland-3
3°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Lapland3
10°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Lapland10
17°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Lapland17
19°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Lapland19
17°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Lapland17
10°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Lapland10
3°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Lapland3
-3°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Lapland-3
-7°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Lapland-7
Min temperature (night-time)
-17°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Lapland-17
-16°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Lapland-16
-12°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Lapland-12
-5°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Lapland-5
2°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Lapland2
8°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Lapland8
10°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Lapland10
8°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Lapland8
4°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Lapland4
-2°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Lapland-2
-9°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Lapland-9
-15°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Lapland-15

Sunshine & Daylight in Lapland

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
4 hours of daylight per day in January in Lapland4
8 hours of daylight per day in February in Lapland8
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Lapland12
16 hours of daylight per day in April in Lapland16
20 hours of daylight per day in May in Lapland20
24 hours of daylight per day in June in Lapland24
21 hours of daylight per day in July in Lapland21
17 hours of daylight per day in August in Lapland17
13 hours of daylight per day in September in Lapland13
9 hours of daylight per day in October in Lapland9
6 hours of daylight per day in November in Lapland6
3 hours of daylight per day in December in Lapland3

Rainfall in Lapland

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
22 days with some rainfall in January in Lapland22
20 days with some rainfall in February in Lapland20
17 days with some rainfall in March in Lapland17
13 days with some rainfall in April in Lapland13
12 days with some rainfall in May in Lapland12
14 days with some rainfall in June in Lapland14
16 days with some rainfall in July in Lapland16
17 days with some rainfall in August in Lapland17
17 days with some rainfall in September in Lapland17
20 days with some rainfall in October in Lapland20
20 days with some rainfall in November in Lapland20
21 days with some rainfall in December in Lapland21
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
34 mm monthly rainfall in January in Lapland34
27 mm monthly rainfall in February in Lapland27
28 mm monthly rainfall in March in Lapland28
25 mm monthly rainfall in April in Lapland25
34 mm monthly rainfall in May in Lapland34
52 mm monthly rainfall in June in Lapland52
62 mm monthly rainfall in July in Lapland62
68 mm monthly rainfall in August in Lapland68
58 mm monthly rainfall in September in Lapland58
53 mm monthly rainfall in October in Lapland53
43 mm monthly rainfall in November in Lapland43
34 mm monthly rainfall in December in Lapland34

More climate for Lapland

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (Maximum)
No UV (maximum) index in January in Lapland0
No UV (maximum) index in February in Lapland0
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in March in Lapland1
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in April in Lapland2
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in May in Lapland3
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in June in Lapland4
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in July in Lapland4
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in August in Lapland3
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in September in Lapland2
No UV (maximum) index in October in Lapland0
No UV (maximum) index in November in Lapland0
No UV (maximum) index in December in Lapland0
Heat & Humidity
No heat & humidity in January in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in February in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in March in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in April in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in May in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in June in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in July in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in August in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in September in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in October in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in November in Lapland0
No heat & humidity in December in Lapland0

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

What's the climate like in Lapland?

Lapland has a cold climate with cool summers and some rainfall in all months.

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The climate guide for Lapland shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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