When to go · Kittilä
Kittilä, month by month
The best months for Kittilä: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Dec. Months to avoid: May, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-9 °C (16 °F) / -19 °C (−2 °F), 9 rain days16 °F (-9 °C) / −2 °F (-19 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-8 °C (18 °F) / -18 °C (0 °F), 8 rain days18 °F (-8 °C) / 0 °F (-18 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-2 °C (28 °F) / -13 °C (9 °F), 8 rain days28 °F (-2 °C) / 9 °F (-13 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).3 °C (37 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 7 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), May (thaw, closed trails).10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Still warm, crayfish season, Flow festival; dark evenings return late in the month.17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), May (thaw, closed trails).-3 °C (27 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 10 rain days27 °F (-3 °C) / 14 °F (-10 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-7 °C (19 °F) / -16 °C (3 °F), 9 rain days19 °F (-7 °C) / 3 °F (-16 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kittilä, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: -9 °C (16 °F)16 °F (-9 °C)
Feb: -8 °C (18 °F)18 °F (-8 °C)
Night low
Jan: -19 °C (−2 °F)−2 °F (-19 °C)
Feb: -18 °C (0 °F)0 °F (-18 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 9
Feb: 8 (better)
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 0
Feb: 0
January: Inside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).
February: Inside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).
Kittilä: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.