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Saariselkä in September

Great month. Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C) / 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
Crowds: Medium; Finland overall
Prices: Medium; Finland overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Saariselkä

Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

No other month rates higher than September for Saariselkä in this guide.

Long-term averages

SaariselkäHighs around 9 °C (48 °F), lows around 2 °C (36 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 48 °F (9 °C), lows around 36 °F (2 °C), rain on about 10 days
Lapland, Finland · Rovaniemi, Levi, Ylläs, Saariselkä, Inari, Kilpisjärvibest weather
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: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.

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

First month

Second month

September: Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

January: Inside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).

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