When to go · Ruovesi
Ruovesi in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–Mar (limited services, cold).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −1°C (30°F)30°F (−1°C) / −8°C (18°F)18°F (−8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- High
- Finland overall
- Prices
- High
- Finland overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–Mar (limited services, cold).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Ruovesi's best window: Jun–Aug (tourist office open, boat season).
- JulyGreatInside Ruovesi's best window: Jun–Aug (tourist office open, boat season).
- AugustGreatInside Ruovesi's best window: Jun–Aug (tourist office open, boat season).
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (tourist office open, boat season)). Across Finland: Vappu, fast-returning light and blossom; Lapland in its muddy thaw.
Weather in December
- RuovesiHighs around -1 °C (30 °F), lows around -8 °C (18 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 30 °F (-1 °C), lows around 18 °F (-8 °C), rain on about 7 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas big impact
24–26 Dec · Finland
Christmas Eve is the main day; most things closed; Lapland at peak.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Finland overall
- High
- Prices · Finland overall
- High
Finland overall: Rovaniemi's Christmas peak, polar night in the north; Helsinki Christmas market; closures 24–26 Dec.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ruovesi, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Dec: -8 °C (18 °F)18 °F (-8 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 7 (better)
Jun: 11
Crowds
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–Mar (limited services, cold).
June: Inside Ruovesi's best window: Jun–Aug (tourist office open, boat season).
Ruovesi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings