When to go · Kuopio
Kuopio, month by month
The best months for Kuopio: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Lapland in deep winter: blue-hour days, strong cold, good auroras. Helsinki is dark and icy.-6 °C / -13 °C, 10 rain days21 °F / 9 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.-6 °C / -13 °C, 8 rain days21 °F / 9 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.0 °C / -9 °C, 8 rain days32 °F / 16 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Thaw and slush in the south; spring skiing in the north.6 °C / -3 °C, 7 rain days43 °F / 27 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Vappu, fast-returning light and blossom; Lapland in its muddy thaw.14 °C / 3 °C, 8 rain days57 °F / 37 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.19 °C / 9 °C, 9 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.22 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Kuopio's best window: Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko.19 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.13 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days55 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.6 °C / 2 °C, 11 rain days43 °F / 36 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little open); late Jun for Midsummer closures.0 °C / -4 °C, 12 rain days32 °F / 25 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (lakes, cruises, long days); Feb–Mar for snow and skiing at Tahko). Across Finland: Rovaniemi's Christmas peak, polar night in the north; Helsinki Christmas market; closures 24–26 Dec.-4 °C / -10 °C, 11 rain days25 °F / 14 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday