Climate of Oulu

Oulu has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Oulu is 6° degrees and there is about 366 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 149 days a year with an average humidity of 85% and an UV-index of 2.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -7°C and 20°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -11°C and 13°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 0°C and 20°C
Rain: it rains 114 days and there is a total of approximately 367 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 107 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2148 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between -7°C and 20°C
Warmest month:	20°C in July
Coldest month:	-7°C in January
Night temperature:	between -11°C and 13°C
Sea temperature:	between 0°C and 20°C
Dry days:	144 days
Days with rain:	114 days
Days with snow:	107 days
Total rain sum:	367 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2148 hours

Climate of Oulu
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Oulu
The best travel time for Oulu
Climate of Oulu by month
Experiences with the weather of Oulu

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Oulu.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Oulu.

Climate table of Oulu

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Oulu. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Oulu might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	-7	-5	-2	3	11	16	20	18	13	6	1	-3
Night temp. (°C)	-11	-10	-8	-2	5	9	13	11	8	2	-1	-7
Water temp. (°C)	1	0	1	1	8	16	20	18	16	12	8	5
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	31	29	35	23	24	24	45	37	21	29	31	38
Days with rain	4	3	6	11	11	11	16	13	12	10	11	6
Days with snow	22	20	19	11	1	-	-	-	-	3	10	21
Dry days	5	5	6	8	19	19	15	18	18	18	9	4
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	1	2	4	5	11	12	13	9	7	4	2	1
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
UV-index	1	1	1	2	4	4	5	4	3	2	1	1

Best time to visit Oulu

The best time to visit Oulu in Finland is in July and August. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Oulu is 20°C in July and the lowest is -7°C in January. The average water temperature is between 0°C and 20°C.

Climate of Oulu by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Oulu? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January