When to go · Kittilä
Kittilä, month by month
The best months for Kittilä: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Dec. Months to avoid: May, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-9 °C / -19 °C, 9 rain days16 °F / −2 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-8 °C / -18 °C, 8 rain days18 °F / 0 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-2 °C / -13 °C, 8 rain days28 °F / 9 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).3 °C / -7 °C, 7 rain days37 °F / 19 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), May (thaw, closed trails).10 °C / 0 °C, 8 rain days50 °F / 32 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).17 °C / 6 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 43 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).20 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Still warm, crayfish season, Flow festival; dark evenings return late in the month.17 °C / 7 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Dec–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.10 °C / 2 °C, 9 rain days50 °F / 36 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.3 °C / -3 °C, 9 rain days37 °F / 27 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), May (thaw, closed trails).-3 °C / -10 °C, 10 rain days27 °F / 14 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Kittilä's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing, auroras); Jun–Jul (midnight sun, hiking).-7 °C / -16 °C, 9 rain days19 °F / 3 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday