Sodankylä Weather Records

Sodankylä, Finland weather averages and records from 1959–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Sodankylä, Finland was 31.5 °C which occurred on June 19, 1966.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Sodankylä, Finland was -48.0 °C which occurred on January 27, 1999.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Sodankylä Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°C) Record (°C) Average (cm)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧
January -8.5 -17.7 5.4 -48.0 3.6
February -8.4 -17.6 5.6 -48.0 3.3
March -3.5 -14.0 8.8 -41.4 3.0
April 2.3 -7.2 16.5 -31.5 3.1
May 8.6 -0.4 27.1 -21.8 4.1
June 15.3 6.0 31.5 -4.0 5.8
July 18.8 9.2 30.8 -2.4 6.9
August 15.9 7.0 30.3 -6.6 5.8
September 10.0 2.8 21.5 -17.4 5.4
October 2.2 -3.1 14.5 -30.0 4.9
November -3.3 -9.9 7.7 -35.2 4.5
December -6.2 -14.5 6.4 -40.6 4.2
Entire year 3.7 -4.9 31.5 -48.0 54.7
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1959–2024
Highest daily low 18.8 °C August 2, 2003
Lowest daily high -42.1 °C January 27, 1999
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
31.7 °C February 7, 1961
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
24.6 °C Feb 6–7, 1961
Most daily precipitation 5.6 cm July 12, 2011
Most monthly precipitation 14.6 cm July 2022
Most yearly precipitation 72.9 cm 2004
Most yearly days with precipitation 230 1965
Earliest freeze August 4 1962
Earliest day ≥ 20 °C May 8 2004
Earliest day ≥ 25 °C May 25 1989
Latest freeze July 31 1959
Latest day ≥ 20 °C September 12 1972
Latest day ≥ 25 °C August 17 2022
Most days in a year < 0 °C 259 1968
Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C 46 2018
Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C 19 2018
Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C 3 2018
Sodankylä Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 28 days Feb 25 – Mar 24, 1970
Without precipitation 32 days Apr 27 – May 28, 1978
Freezing temperatures
High temperature ≤ 0 °C
144 days Nov 7, 1965 – Mar 30, 1966
High temperature ≥ 20 °C 28 days Jul 6 – Aug 2, 2018
High temperature ≥ 25 °C 14 days Jun 26 – Jul 9, 1972
Plant Hardiness Zone
3B
Sodankylä is in plant hardiness zone 3B
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
Sodankylä Weather by Year
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Years Station Coordinates
1959–2024 Sodankyla Lokka location