When to go · Kuopio
Kuopio, month by month
The best months for Kuopio: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Lapland in deep winter: blue-hour days, strong cold, good auroras. Helsinki is dark and icy.-6 °C (21 °F) / -13 °C (9 °F), 10 rain days21 °F (-6 °C) / 9 °F (-13 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.-6 °C (21 °F) / -13 °C (9 °F), 8 rain days21 °F (-6 °C) / 9 °F (-13 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.0 °C (32 °F) / -9 °C (16 °F), 8 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 16 °F (-9 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Thaw and slush in the south; spring skiing in the north.6 °C (43 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 7 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Vappu, fast-returning light and blossom; Lapland in its muddy thaw.14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.13 °C (55 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.6 °C (43 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little open); late Jun for Midsummer closures.0 °C (32 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 12 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Rovaniemi's Christmas peak, polar night in the north; Helsinki Christmas market; closures 24–26 Dec.-4 °C (25 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 11 rain days25 °F (-4 °C) / 14 °F (-10 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kuopio, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Feb: -6 °C (21 °F)21 °F (-6 °C)
Mar: 0 °C (32 °F)32 °F (0 °C)
Night low
Feb: -13 °C (9 °F)9 °F (-13 °C)
Mar: -9 °C (16 °F)16 °F (-9 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 8
Mar: 8
Crowds
Feb: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
Feb: High
Mar: High
Festivals listed
Feb: 0
Mar: 0
February: Inside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.
March: Inside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.
Kuopio: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.