When to go · Tervola
Tervola, month by month
The best months for Tervola: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Apr, May, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the trails and midnight sun; Feb–Mar for snow). Across Finland: Lapland in deep winter: blue-hour days, strong cold, good auroras. Helsinki is dark and icy.-8 °C / -16 °C, 9 rain days18 °F / 3 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGreatInside Tervola's best window: Jun–Aug for the trails and midnight sun; Feb–Mar for snow.-8 °C / -16 °C, 8 rain days18 °F / 3 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Tervola's best window: Jun–Aug for the trails and midnight sun; Feb–Mar for snow.-3 °C / -12 °C, 8 rain days27 °F / 10 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, no snow), late Apr–May (melting snow, muddy trails).3 °C / -6 °C, 7 rain days37 °F / 21 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, no snow), late Apr–May (melting snow, muddy trails).10 °C / 1 °C, 8 rain days50 °F / 34 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Tervola's best window: Jun–Aug for the trails and midnight sun; Feb–Mar for snow.17 °C / 7 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Tervola's best window: Jun–Aug for the trails and midnight sun; Feb–Mar for snow.20 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Tervola's best window: Jun–Aug for the trails and midnight sun; Feb–Mar for snow.17 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the trails and midnight sun; Feb–Mar for snow). Across Finland: Ruska autumn colours in Lapland and the first auroras over lakes that are not yet frozen.11 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain days52 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the trails and midnight sun; Feb–Mar for snow). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.4 °C / -2 °C, 10 rain days39 °F / 28 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, no snow), late Apr–May (melting snow, muddy trails).-2 °C / -8 °C, 10 rain days28 °F / 18 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the trails and midnight sun; Feb–Mar for snow). Across Finland: Rovaniemi's Christmas peak, polar night in the north; Helsinki Christmas market; closures 24–26 Dec.-6 °C / -13 °C, 9 rain days21 °F / 9 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday