When to go · Kajaani
Kajaani, month by month
The best months for Kajaani: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Apr, May, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and midnight light; Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Vuokatti). Across Finland: Lapland in deep winter: blue-hour days, strong cold, good auroras. Helsinki is dark and icy.-7 °C / -15 °C, 10 rain days19 °F / 5 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Kajaani's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and midnight light; Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Vuokatti.-6 °C / -15 °C, 9 rain days21 °F / 5 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Kajaani's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and midnight light; Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Vuokatti.-1 °C / -11 °C, 9 rain days30 °F / 12 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow), late Apr–May (slush and closed lake ice).5 °C / -5 °C, 8 rain days41 °F / 23 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow), late Apr–May (slush and closed lake ice).12 °C / 1 °C, 9 rain days54 °F / 34 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Kajaani's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and midnight light; Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Vuokatti.18 °C / 7 °C, 10 rain days64 °F / 45 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Kajaani's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and midnight light; Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Vuokatti.21 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days70 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Kajaani's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and midnight light; Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Vuokatti.18 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days64 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and midnight light; Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Vuokatti). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.12 °C / 4 °C, 10 rain days54 °F / 39 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and midnight light; Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Vuokatti). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.5 °C / 0 °C, 11 rain days41 °F / 32 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow), late Apr–May (slush and closed lake ice).-1 °C / -6 °C, 11 rain days30 °F / 21 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and midnight light; Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Vuokatti). Across Finland: Rovaniemi's Christmas peak, polar night in the north; Helsinki Christmas market; closures 24–26 Dec.-5 °C / -12 °C, 11 rain days23 °F / 10 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday