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When to go · Hetta

Hetta, month by month

The best months for Hetta: Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul. Months to avoid: May, Nov.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Lapland in deep winter: blue-hour days, strong cold, good auroras. Helsinki is dark and icy.-9 °C / -19 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Hetta's best window: Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-9 °C / -19 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Hetta's best window: Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-4 °C / -15 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGreatInside Hetta's best window: Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).1 °C / -9 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow), May (thaw, trails closed).7 °C / -1 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
  6. JuneGreatInside Hetta's best window: Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).14 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyGreatInside Hetta's best window: Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).18 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Still warm, crayfish season, Flow festival; dark evenings return late in the month.15 °C / 6 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.9 °C / 2 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.2 °C / -4 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow), May (thaw, trails closed).-4 °C / -11 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr (skiing, auroras), Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Rovaniemi's Christmas peak, polar night in the north; Helsinki Christmas market; closures 24–26 Dec.-7 °C / -16 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday