When to go · Ranua
Ranua, month by month
The best months for Ranua: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec. Months to avoid: Apr, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.-8 °C / -16 °C, 10 rain days18 °F / 3 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.-7 °C / -15 °C, 9 rain days19 °F / 5 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.-1 °C / -11 °C, 8 rain days30 °F / 12 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow) and the muddy spring thaw in April.4 °C / -5 °C, 8 rain days39 °F / 23 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals). Across Finland: Vappu, fast-returning light and blossom; Lapland in its muddy thaw.11 °C / 1 °C, 9 rain days52 °F / 34 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.17 °C / 7 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.20 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.17 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.11 °C / 4 °C, 10 rain days52 °F / 39 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.4 °C / -1 °C, 10 rain days39 °F / 30 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow) and the muddy spring thaw in April.-2 °C / -8 °C, 11 rain days28 °F / 18 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Ranua's best window: Jun–Aug for the park at full hours and the cloudberry fair; Dec–Mar for snow and winter animals.-6 °C / -13 °C, 10 rain days21 °F / 9 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday