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When to go · Saariselkä

Saariselkä, month by month

The best months for Saariselkä: Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Dec. Months to avoid: Apr, May, Nov.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).-9 °C / -19 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).-9 °C / -19 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).-4 °C / -15 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), late Apr–May (thaw, patchy trails).1 °C / -8 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), late Apr–May (thaw, patchy trails).7 °C / -1 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  6. JuneGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow)). Across Finland: White nights and Midsummer; lakes warming; mosquitoes in the north.14 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow)). Across Finland: Warmest month: cottages, lake swimming, festivals; some city restaurants closed for holidays.18 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow)). Across Finland: Still warm, crayfish season, Flow festival; dark evenings return late in the month.15 °C / 7 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).9 °C / 2 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow)). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.2 °C / -4 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), late Apr–May (thaw, patchy trails).-4 °C / -11 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).-7 °C / -16 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday