Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
Climate chart - Pello
The climate of Pello is
cold continental, with freezing winters and mild summers.
The village, once called Turtola, is located in northern Finland, in Lapland, on the border with Sweden.
The latitude (66° 46' N) shows that we are north of the Polar Circle. The
midnight sun can be seen from June 5th to July 9th. The
white nights, when the sun sets but it doesn't get completely dark even at midnight, occur before and after the period of the midnight sun, ie from April 20th, and until August 24th.
In winter, there can be cold spells of arctic origin, while in summer, there can be short hot periods. The cold record is -46.8 °C (-52 °F), set in 1999, the heat record is 32 °C (89.5 °F), set in 2011.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -13.3 °C (8 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 15.4 °C (60 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Pello - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -18 | -8 | -13.2 | 0 | 17 | 8.1 |
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| February | -17 | -8 | -12.4 | 1 | 18 | 9.6 |
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| March | -12 | -2 | -7 | 10 | 29 | 19.5 |
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| April | -5 | 5 | -0.4 | 22 | 40 | 31.4 |
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| May | 2 | 12 | 6.8 | 35 | 54 | 44.2 |
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| June | 7 | 17 | 12.4 | 45 | 63 | 54.3 |
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| July | 10 | 20 | 15.4 | 51 | 69 | 59.6 |
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| August | 8 | 18 | 12.7 | 46 | 64 | 54.9 |
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| September | 3 | 11 | 7.2 | 37 | 53 | 45 |
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| October | -2 | 4 | 0.8 | 28 | 39 | 33.5 |
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| November | -10 | -3 | -6.4 | 14 | 26 | 20.4 |
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| December | -16 | -7 | -11.3 | 4 | 19 | 11.7 |
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| Year | -4.1 | 5 | 0.45 | 24.5 | 41.1 | 33 |
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amounts to 500 millimeters (19.7 inches) per year: it is therefore quite scarce. It ranges from 25 mm (1 in) in the driest month (April) to 75 mm (3 in) in the wettest (July). Here is the average precipitation.
Pello - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 35 | 1.4 | 9 |
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| February | 30 | 1.2 | 8 |
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| March | 30 | 1.2 | 8 |
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| April | 25 | 1 | 6 |
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| May | 35 | 1.4 | 7 |
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| June | 50 | 2 | 8 |
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| July | 75 | 3 | 11 |
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| August | 65 | 2.6 | 10 |
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| September | 45 | 1.8 | 9 |
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| October | 45 | 1.8 | 9 |
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| November | 40 | 1.6 | 11 |
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| December | 30 | 1.2 | 9 |
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| Year | 500 | 19.7 | 104 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Pello is the
summer, from June to August, since it is the mildest season. However, you must take into account some rainy days and a bit of cold at night.