When to go · Oulu
Oulu, month by month
The best months for Oulu: Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–early Jan (dark, wet, little snow); late Jun for Midsummer closures.-6 °C / -14 °C, 9 rain days21 °F / 7 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest, beaches and festivals); Mar–Apr for snow and skiing). Across Finland: The best snow month: longer days in Lapland; school holidays fill resorts; frozen sea walks in Helsinki (on marked routes only).-6 °C / -14 °C, 8 rain days21 °F / 7 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Oulu's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest, beaches and festivals); Mar–Apr for snow and skiing.-1 °C / -10 °C, 7 rain days30 °F / 14 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Oulu's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest, beaches and festivals); Mar–Apr for snow and skiing.5 °C / -4 °C, 7 rain days41 °F / 25 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest, beaches and festivals); Mar–Apr for snow and skiing). Across Finland: Vappu, fast-returning light and blossom; Lapland in its muddy thaw.12 °C / 2 °C, 8 rain days54 °F / 36 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Oulu's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest, beaches and festivals); Mar–Apr for snow and skiing.18 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days64 °F / 46 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Oulu's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest, beaches and festivals); Mar–Apr for snow and skiing.21 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Oulu's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest, beaches and festivals); Mar–Apr for snow and skiing.19 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 50 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest, beaches and festivals); Mar–Apr for snow and skiing). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.13 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest, beaches and festivals); Mar–Apr for snow and skiing). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.6 °C / 0 °C, 10 rain days43 °F / 32 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–early Jan (dark, wet, little snow); late Jun for Midsummer closures.0 °C / -5 °C, 10 rain days32 °F / 23 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–early Jan (dark, wet, little snow); late Jun for Midsummer closures.-4 °C / -11 °C, 9 rain days25 °F / 12 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday