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Inari in February

Great month. Inside Inari's best window: Dec–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Jul (midnight sun).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: −8°C (18°F)18°F (−8°C) / −17°C (1°F)1°F (−17°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
Crowds: Medium; Finland overall
Prices: High; Finland overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Inari

Inside Inari's best window: Dec–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Jul (midnight sun).

No other month rates higher than February for Inari in this guide.

Long-term averages

InariHighs around -8 °C (18 °F), lows around -17 °C (1 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 18 °F (-8 °C), lows around 1 °F (-17 °C), rain on about 10 days
Lapland, Finland · Rovaniemi, Levi, Ylläs, Saariselkä, Inari, Kilpisjärvifine
Snow from November to April; −15 to −30 °C (5 to −22 °F) in January. Polar night (kaamos) in the north from early December to early January; midnight sun in Utsjoki about 17 May – 27 July. Autumn colours (ruska) in early September.Snow from November to April; 5 to −22 °F (−15 to −30 °C) in January. Polar night (kaamos) in the north from early December to early January; midnight sun in Utsjoki about 17 May – 27 July. Autumn colours (ruska) in early September.

Finland overall: The best snow month: longer days in Lapland; school holidays fill resorts; frozen sea walks in Helsinki (on marked routes only).

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Inari, side by side.

First month

Second month

February: Inside Inari's best window: Dec–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Jul (midnight sun).

January: Inside Inari's best window: Dec–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Jul (midnight sun).

Inari: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.