Kuusamo weather by month & the best time to visit
Finland · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Kuusamo is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 61/100). Kuusamo averages about 1,587 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 115 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Kuusamo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kuusamo is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 47 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kuusamo?
Kuusamo isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,587 hours of sunshine a year. 61 Sunshine Score points separate July (61) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #12 of 20 destinations in Finland for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,638 hours. The year's 835 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -16° / 3°F | 47 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -15° / 5°F | 36 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -11° / 12°F | 41 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -4° / 25°F | 48 mm | 2 |
| May | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 85 mm | 3 |
| June | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 97 mm | 3 |
| July | 61 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 115 mm | 3 |
| August | 46 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 105 mm | 2 |
| September | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 5° / 41°F | 83 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 70 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 56 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -13° / 9°F | 52 mm | 0 |
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Kuusamo: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Kuusamo?
Kuusamo is a small town in Finland with a subarctic climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Kuusamo get a year?
Kuusamo gets about 1,587 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Kuusamo?
The sunniest time to visit Kuusamo is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 61/100. Expect daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F.
What is the least sunny month in Kuusamo?
January is the least sunny month in Kuusamo, scoring 0/100 with about 47 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Kuusamo?
The typical midday UV index in Kuusamo peaks around 3 (moderate) in May, easing to about 0 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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