When to go · Utsjoki
Utsjoki, month by month
The best months for Utsjoki: Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (polar night, no sun, limited services).-8 °C / -18 °C, 10 rain days18 °F / 0 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (fishing, midnight sun, hiking); Sep and Mar–Apr for auroras). Across Finland: The best snow month: longer days in Lapland; school holidays fill resorts; frozen sea walks in Helsinki (on marked routes only).-8 °C / -18 °C, 9 rain days18 °F / 0 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Utsjoki's best window: Jun–Aug (fishing, midnight sun, hiking); Sep and Mar–Apr for auroras.-3 °C / -14 °C, 9 rain days27 °F / 7 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Utsjoki's best window: Jun–Aug (fishing, midnight sun, hiking); Sep and Mar–Apr for auroras.2 °C / -8 °C, 8 rain days36 °F / 18 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (fishing, midnight sun, hiking); Sep and Mar–Apr for auroras). Across Finland: Vappu, fast-returning light and blossom; Lapland in its muddy thaw.7 °C / -1 °C, 8 rain days45 °F / 30 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Utsjoki's best window: Jun–Aug (fishing, midnight sun, hiking); Sep and Mar–Apr for auroras.14 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Utsjoki's best window: Jun–Aug (fishing, midnight sun, hiking); Sep and Mar–Apr for auroras.17 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Utsjoki's best window: Jun–Aug (fishing, midnight sun, hiking); Sep and Mar–Apr for auroras.15 °C / 7 °C, 11 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGreatInside Utsjoki's best window: Jun–Aug (fishing, midnight sun, hiking); Sep and Mar–Apr for auroras.10 °C / 3 °C, 11 rain days50 °F / 37 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (fishing, midnight sun, hiking); Sep and Mar–Apr for auroras). Across Finland: Grey and wet; museums and saunas; auroras in the north on clear nights.3 °C / -3 °C, 12 rain days37 °F / 27 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (polar night, no sun, limited services).-3 °C / -10 °C, 11 rain days27 °F / 14 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (polar night, no sun, limited services).-6 °C / -15 °C, 10 rain days21 °F / 5 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday