When to go · Kemijärvi
Kemijärvi, month by month
The best months for Kemijärvi: Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul. Months to avoid: May, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun). Across Finland: Lapland in deep winter: blue-hour days, strong cold, good auroras. Helsinki is dark and icy.-9 °C / -18 °C, 10 rain days16 °F / 0 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Kemijärvi's best window: Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun.-8 °C / -17 °C, 9 rain days18 °F / 1 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Kemijärvi's best window: Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun.-2 °C / -12 °C, 8 rain days28 °F / 10 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Kemijärvi's best window: Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun.4 °C / -6 °C, 8 rain days39 °F / 21 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow), late Apr–May (slush).11 °C / 0 °C, 9 rain days52 °F / 32 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Kemijärvi's best window: Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun.17 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Kemijärvi's best window: Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun.20 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun). Across Finland: Still warm, crayfish season, Flow festival; dark evenings return late in the month.17 °C / 7 °C, 11 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.11 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain days52 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.3 °C / -2 °C, 10 rain days37 °F / 28 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow), late Apr–May (slush).-3 °C / -9 °C, 11 rain days27 °F / 16 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr for snow and skiing, Jun–Jul for midnight sun). Across Finland: Rovaniemi's Christmas peak, polar night in the north; Helsinki Christmas market; closures 24–26 Dec.-7 °C / -15 °C, 10 rain days19 °F / 5 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday