Rovaniemi vs Kittilä: which is sunnier?
🇫🇮 Finland vs 🇫🇮 Finland · 133 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Kittilä is the sunnier overall: about 1,732 hours of sunshine a year to Rovaniemi's 1,636. Rovaniemi 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
| Rovaniemi | Kittilä | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,636 | 1,732 |
| Sunniest month | July (65/100) | July (64/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 56/100 | 52/100 |
| Rain / year | 767 mm | 749 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 3 (moderate) | 3 (moderate) |
Rovaniemi vs Kittilä month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rovaniemi | Kittilä | Rovaniemi | Kittilä | Rovaniemi | Kittilä | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -10° | -10° | 48 | 42 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -9° | -9° | 38 | 35 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -4° | -4° | 41 | 35 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 1° | 1° | 46 | 44 |
| May | 13 | 6 | 10° | 9° | 70 | 71 |
| June | 49 | 43 | 16° | 15° | 83 | 83 |
| July | 65 | 64 | 19° | 19° | 92 | 101 |
| August | 54 | 48 | 17° | 16° | 85 | 89 |
| September | 18 | 12 | 11° | 10° | 82 | 80 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 2° | 2° | 65 | 61 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -4° | -5° | 61 | 57 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -7° | -7° | 56 | 51 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Rovaniemi · Jun Rovaniemi · Jul even · Aug Rovaniemi · Sep Rovaniemi · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Rovaniemi averages 0/100, Kittilä 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (-7°C vs -8°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Rovaniemi averages 4/100, Kittilä 2/100. Daytime highs are similar (2°C vs 2°C).
- June–August: Rovaniemi (average score 56/100 vs 52). Daytime highs are similar (17°C vs 17°C).
- September–October: Rovaniemi (average score 9/100 vs 6). Daytime highs are similar (7°C vs 6°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Rovaniemi weather by month · Kittilä weather by month · Best time to visit Finland.
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