When to go · Raahe
Raahe in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, dark, icy pavements).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −3°C (27°F)27°F (−3°C) / −9°C (16°F)16°F (−9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Finland overall
- Prices
- High
- Finland overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, dark, icy pavements).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- RaaheHighs around -3 °C (27 °F), lows around -9 °C (16 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 27 °F (-3 °C), lows around 16 °F (-9 °C), rain on about 10 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas big impact
24–26 Dec · Finland
Christmas Eve is the main day; most things closed; Lapland at peak.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Finland overall
- High
- Prices · Finland overall
- High
Finland overall: Rovaniemi's Christmas peak, polar night in the north; Helsinki Christmas market; closures 24–26 Dec.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Raahe, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Jun: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Night low
Dec: -9 °C (16 °F)16 °F (-9 °C)
Jun: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 10
Jun: 8 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, dark, icy pavements).
June: Inside Raahe's best window: Jun–Aug.
Raahe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast