Kittilä vs Ivalo: which is sunnier?
🇫🇮 Finland vs 🇫🇮 Finland · 146 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Kittilä and Ivalo are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,732 vs 1,726 hours a year. Kittilä has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months; the other 8 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Kittilä | Ivalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,732 | 1,726 |
| Sunniest month | July (64/100) | July (56/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 52/100 | 44/100 |
| Rain / year | 749 mm | 766 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 3 (moderate) | 3 (moderate) |
Kittilä vs Ivalo month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittilä | Ivalo | Kittilä | Ivalo | Kittilä | Ivalo | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -10° | -10° | 42 | 39 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -9° | -9° | 35 | 32 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -4° | -4° | 35 | 34 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 1° | 1° | 44 | 44 |
| May | 6 | 0 | 9° | 8° | 71 | 78 |
| June | 43 | 36 | 15° | 14° | 83 | 95 |
| July | 64 | 56 | 19° | 18° | 101 | 115 |
| August | 48 | 41 | 16° | 15° | 89 | 104 |
| September | 12 | 12 | 10° | 10° | 80 | 76 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 2° | 1° | 61 | 60 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -5° | -5° | 57 | 45 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -7° | -7° | 51 | 44 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Kittilä · Jun Kittilä · Jul Kittilä · Aug Kittilä · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Kittilä averages 0/100, Ivalo 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (-8°C vs -8°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Kittilä averages 2/100, Ivalo 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (2°C vs 2°C).
- June–August: Kittilä (average score 52/100 vs 44). Daytime highs are similar (17°C vs 16°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Kittilä averages 6/100, Ivalo 6/100. Daytime highs are similar (6°C vs 6°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Kittilä weather by month · Ivalo weather by month · Best time to visit Finland.
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