Europe · Nature travel

Best time to visit Rovaniemi

Late May–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 18.2°C, with 3.0 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Rovaniemi
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Season calendar

Rovaniemi season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 3.5)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 6.4)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 8.9)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 10.4)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 14.1)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 12.3)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 16.3)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 20.4)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 21.0)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 21.8)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 34.1)Late Apr: Okay (season score 56.5)Early May: Okay (season score 52.5)Mid May: Great (season score 75.6)Late May: Best (season score 88.9)Early Jun: Best (season score 92.3)Mid Jun: Best (season score 96.6)Late Jun: Best (season score 98.7)Early Jul: Best (season score 96.0)Mid Jul: Best (season score 98.0)Late Jul: Best (season score 99.8)Early Aug: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Aug: Best (season score 97.4)Late Aug: Best (season score 99.4)Early Sep: Best (season score 95.7)Mid Sep: Great (season score 84.5)Late Sep: Good (season score 67.1)Early Oct: Okay (season score 50.6)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 30.7)Late Oct: Avoid (season score 12.6)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 13.2)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 7.5)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 4.8)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 0.2)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 1.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Aurora visibility

The best month is March.

Rovaniemi aurora visibility, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 57.2)Mid Jan: Good (season score 61.6)Late Jan: Okay (season score 51.5)Early Feb: Good (season score 58.3)Mid Feb: Good (season score 69.0)Late Feb: Great (season score 73.6)Early Mar: Great (season score 77.7)Mid Mar: Best (season score 93.7)Late Mar: Best (season score 92.3)Early Apr: Great (season score 77.0)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 44.8)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 6.3)Early May: Avoid (season score 6.3)Mid May: Avoid (season score 6.3)Late May: Avoid (season score 6.3)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 6.3)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 6.3)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 6.3)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 6.3)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 6.3)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 6.3)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 6.3)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 6.3)Late Aug: Fair (season score 40.1)Early Sep: Good (season score 69.9)Mid Sep: Good (season score 70.5)Late Sep: Good (season score 63.6)Early Oct: Good (season score 58.6)Mid Oct: Good (season score 57.8)Late Oct: Okay (season score 53.8)Early Nov: Good (season score 57.2)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 51.6)Late Nov: Good (season score 58.6)Early Dec: Okay (season score 49.1)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 50.4)Late Dec: Okay (season score 54.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid-7.6°C3.275.3%
FebruaryAvoid-6.7°C3.173.5%
MarchOff-season-1.0°C2.166.3%
AprilFair4.8°C2.465.9%
MayGreat11.7°C2.568.5%
JuneBest17.8°C3.068.0%
JulyBest21.0°C3.367.3%
AugustBest18.2°C2.968.5%
SeptemberGreat12.2°C3.073.5%
OctoberFair4.3°C3.278.4%
NovemberAvoid-1.6°C3.776.3%
DecemberAvoid-5.1°C3.477.0%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: ROVANIEMI APUKKA(15 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.