When to go · Mikkeli
Mikkeli, month by month
The best months for Mikkeli: Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug, Dec). Across Finland: Lapland in deep winter: blue-hour days, strong cold, good auroras. Helsinki is dark and icy.-5 °C / -12 °C, 10 rain days23 °F / 10 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug, Dec). Across Finland: The best snow month: longer days in Lapland; school holidays fill resorts; frozen sea walks in Helsinki (on marked routes only).-5 °C / -13 °C, 8 rain days23 °F / 9 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug, Dec). Across Finland: Bright snow, auroras until late March, ski touring; Easter falls in late March 2027.0 °C / -9 °C, 8 rain days32 °F / 16 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug, Dec). Across Finland: Thaw and slush in the south; spring skiing in the north.7 °C / -3 °C, 7 rain days45 °F / 27 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug, Dec). Across Finland: Vappu, fast-returning light and blossom; Lapland in its muddy thaw.15 °C / 3 °C, 8 rain days59 °F / 37 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Mikkeli's best window: Jun–Aug, Dec.20 °C / 9 °C, 9 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Mikkeli's best window: Jun–Aug, Dec.22 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Mikkeli's best window: Jun–Aug, Dec.20 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug, Dec). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.14 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days57 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug, Dec). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.7 °C / 2 °C, 11 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, few services).1 °C / -3 °C, 12 rain days34 °F / 27 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Mikkeli's best window: Jun–Aug, Dec.-3 °C / -8 °C, 11 rain days27 °F / 18 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday