Murmansk vs Rovaniemi: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇫🇮 Finland · 382 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Rovaniemi is the sunnier overall: about 1,636 hours of sunshine a year to Murmansk's 1,514. Rovaniemi has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months; the other 7 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Murmansk | Rovaniemi | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,514 | 1,636 |
| Sunniest month | July (52/100) | July (65/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 39/100 | 56/100 |
| Rain / year | 735 mm | 767 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 3 (moderate) | 3 (moderate) |
Murmansk vs Rovaniemi month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murmansk | Rovaniemi | Murmansk | Rovaniemi | Murmansk | Rovaniemi | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -9° | -10° | 40 | 48 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -9° | -9° | 33 | 38 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -4° | -4° | 42 | 41 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 0° | 1° | 45 | 46 |
| May | 0 | 13 | 7° | 10° | 71 | 70 |
| June | 29 | 49 | 13° | 16° | 91 | 83 |
| July | 52 | 65 | 17° | 19° | 95 | 92 |
| August | 35 | 54 | 14° | 17° | 91 | 85 |
| September | 6 | 18 | 9° | 11° | 71 | 82 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 2° | 2° | 68 | 65 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -4° | -4° | 42 | 61 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -6° | -7° | 46 | 56 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Rovaniemi · Jun Rovaniemi · Jul Rovaniemi · Aug Rovaniemi · Sep Rovaniemi · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Murmansk averages 0/100, Rovaniemi 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (-7°C vs -7°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Rovaniemi (average score 4/100 vs 0). Daytime highs are similar (1°C vs 2°C).
- June–August: Rovaniemi (average score 56/100 vs 39). Rovaniemi is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 15°C.
- September–October: Rovaniemi (average score 9/100 vs 3). Daytime highs are similar (6°C vs 7°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Murmansk weather by month · Rovaniemi weather by month · Best time to visit Russia · Best time to visit Finland.
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