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Finland · Month guide
Finland in May
Around 12 °C with 50 mm of rain and 7.7 hours of sun a day.
May is a solid shoulder-season month in Finland. Around 12 °C with 50 mm of rain and 7.7 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Finland · May
What the weather usually does
Finland · typical month
- Day / night3 – 12 °CYear range -11 – 20 °C
- Rainfall50 mmYear range 39 – 99 mm
- Sunshine7.7 hr / dayYear range 0.7 – 7.7 hr / day
18 regions · current month
Finland, taken apart
- Central Finland14°C now · -4–21 °C yr
- Central Ostrobothnia14°C now · -4–21 °C yr
- Finland Proper15°C now · -1–21 °C yr
- Kainuu12°C now · -7–20 °C yr
- Kymenlaakso15°C now · -3–22 °C yr
- Lapland9°C now · -8–19 °C yr
- North Karelia13°C now · -6–21 °C yr
- Northern Ostrobothnia12°C now · -7–21 °C yr
- Northern Savonia14°C now · -5–21 °C yr
- Ostrobothnia13°C now · -3–21 °C yr
- Pirkanmaa15°C now · -3–21 °C yr
- Päijänne Tavastia15°C now · -3–21 °C yr
- Satakunta15°C now · -2–21 °C yr
- South Karelia14°C now · -4–22 °C yr
- Southern Ostrobothnia15°C now · -4–21 °C yr
- Southern Savonia14°C now · -4–21 °C yr
- Tavastia Proper15°C now · -3–21 °C yr
- Uusimaa15°C now · -2–21 °C yr
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What the governments say about Finland
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6.0 | -11.2 | -25.3 | 1.7 |
| February | -4.4 | -10.0 | -20.8 | 2.5 |
| March | -0.2 | -7.7 | -16.9 | 6.2 |
| April | 5.1 | -3.2 | -9.0 | 11.4 |
| May | 12.2 | 2.7 | -3.4 | 21.6 |
| June | 17.9 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 24.7 |
| July | 20.4 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 27.5 |
| August | 18.1 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 23.8 |
| September | 12.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 19.7 |
| October | 5.3 | 0.8 | -6.4 | 11.0 |
| November | -0.2 | -4.1 | -12.1 | 6.2 |
| December | -3.3 | -7.7 | -17.3 | 2.0 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 50 |
| February | 45 |
| March | 39 |
| April | 44 |
| May | 50 |
| June | 75 |
| July | 94 |
| August | 99 |
| September | 74 |
| October | 70 |
| November | 59 |
| December | 58 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 1.1 |
| February | 2.0 |
| March | 4.7 |
| April | 6.7 |
| May | 7.7 |
| June | 7.2 |
| July | 5.7 |
| August | 4.0 |
| September | 2.4 |
| October | 1.4 |
| November | 0.7 |
| December | 1.2 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.0 | 7.4 | 20.7 |
| February | 12.8 | 7.5 | 19.3 |
| March | 12.7 | 7.3 | 18.6 |
| April | 11.5 | 6.9 | 17.7 |
| May | 11.0 | 6.7 | 16.4 |
| June | 11.1 | 6.8 | 16.9 |
| July | 10.1 | 6.4 | 15.2 |
| August | 11.4 | 6.8 | 17.7 |
| September | 12.1 | 6.6 | 18.7 |
| October | 12.5 | 7.2 | 18.4 |
| November | 12.5 | 7.4 | 19.2 |
| December | 12.6 | 7.2 | 18.8 |
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