When to go · Ranua
Ranua, month by month
The best months for Ranua: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec. Months to avoid: Apr, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.-8 °C (18 °F) / -16 °C (3 °F), 10 rain days18 °F (-8 °C) / 3 °F (-16 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.-7 °C (19 °F) / -15 °C (5 °F), 9 rain days19 °F (-7 °C) / 5 °F (-15 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.-1 °C (30 °F) / -11 °C (12 °F), 8 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 12 °F (-11 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow) and the muddy spring thaw in April.4 °C (39 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals). Across Finland: Vappu, fast-returning light and blossom; Lapland in its muddy thaw.11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow) and the muddy spring thaw in April.-2 °C (28 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 11 rain days28 °F (-2 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.-6 °C (21 °F) / -13 °C (9 °F), 10 rain days21 °F (-6 °C) / 9 °F (-13 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ranua, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: -8 °C (18 °F)18 °F (-8 °C)
Feb: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Night low
Jan: -16 °C (3 °F)3 °F (-16 °C)
Feb: -15 °C (5 °F)5 °F (-15 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 10
Feb: 9 (better)
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 0
Feb: 0
January: Inside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.
February: Inside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.
Ranua: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.