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
- JanuaryGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).-9 °C / -19 °C, 9 rain days16 °F / −2 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).-9 °C / -19 °C, 8 rain days16 °F / −2 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).-4 °C / -15 °C, 8 rain days25 °F / 5 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), late Apr–May (thaw, patchy trails).1 °C / -8 °C, 8 rain days34 °F / 18 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), late Apr–May (thaw, patchy trails).7 °C / -1 °C, 9 rain days45 °F / 30 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days57 °F / 41 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- 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 days64 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- 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 days59 °F / 45 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).9 °C / 2 °C, 10 rain days48 °F / 36 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days36 °F / 25 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow), late Apr–May (thaw, patchy trails).-4 °C / -11 °C, 10 rain days25 °F / 12 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Saariselkä's best window: Dec–Mar (snow, auroras), Sep (fell colours, no snow).-7 °C / -16 °C, 9 rain days19 °F / 3 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday