Early July 1 July
69°F
Typical afternoon high
38% historical wet-day frequency
Finland · Regional guide
Finnish Lapland & the east
in July.
Is July a good time?
Warm days.
More overnight stays than June.
July averages 71°F afternoons and 61°F seas, with about 12 rain days. Later July is typically warmer.
- Afternoons
- 71°F
- Coastal sea
- 61°F
- Visitor demand
- 100%of July peak
Historical Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Rovaniemi, Saariselkä, Levi, Oulu and Savonlinna; conditions vary within the region.
Warm-weather match
5.4/10 · scores & prioritiesThis rating uses beach-weather comfort across northern and eastern Finland. It does not assess snow holidays, skiing or northern lights. Sea temperatures describe the coast, not inland lakes.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#3 of 12 for warm-weather travel · Balanced mix
Warm-weather comfort6.6/10Good
CrowdsPeak seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, typical for Europe this month
CostPriceyfor Europe
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your July
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 71°F (22°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 55°F (13°C): a sweater and a light jacket. Bring rain gear: about 12 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 21 hours of daylight.
Can I swim in July?
The sea averages 61°F. Our swimming guide: cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.
Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 21 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 02:56 and sets about 23:38 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 55°F (13°C); afternoons reach about 71°F (22°C). Expect rain on about 12 days in a typical July.
Typical afternoon
71°F (22°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Julys
Night low
55°F (13°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
61°F (16°C)
cold; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
20h 41m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late July?
Late July is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 69°F on the 1st, versus 72°F on the 31st.
Mid July 15 July
71°F
Typical afternoon high
36% historical wet-day frequency
Late July 31 July
72°F
Typical afternoon high
40% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesJuly 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
July 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169° | 269° | 369° | 469° | |||
| 569° | 669° | 769° | 869° | 969° | 1070° | 1170° |
| 1270° | 1370° | 1470° | 1571° | 1671° | 1771° | 1871° |
| 1972° | 2072° | 2172° | 2272° | 2372° | 2472° | 2572° |
| 2672° | 2772° | 2872° | 2972° | 3072° | 3172° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
School-holiday dates for July 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open.
Afternoons warm from about 69°F (21°C) in the first week to 72°F (22°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 35–40%.
Elsewhere in July 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Germany 54%, Netherlands 64%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Peak season. July averages 100% of July's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than June.
Overnight stays across Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, typical for Europe this month.
Accommodation price season
Will it be cheaper?
Well below usual. Historical regional accommodation revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €119 per occupied unit per night. An average, not a booking quote.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Historical accommodation average
€119
2024–2025 monthly average; accommodation revenue per occupied unit per night; not a current booking quote. −16% vs this region's usual month.
Finland as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 127 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Statistics Finland 11ix covers hotels and other registered accommodation, including VAT. Units and coverage.
Year-to-year variation
How much does July vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 65°F (18°C) and 78°F (25°C); in 6 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 71°F (22°C). Rain days ranged from 5 to 17; half the years had 8–15.
Rain days in each July
Rain days
12
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 16 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
5 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no July in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
15 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JulyHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73°F | 10 |
| 2012 | 69°F | 15 |
| 2013 | 68°F | 12 |
| 2014 | 75°F | 10 |
| 2015 | 65°F | 15 |
| 2016 | 71°F | 15 |
| 2017 | 67°F | 11 |
| 2018 | 78°F | 5 |
| 2019 | 67°F | 7 |
| 2020 | 68°F | 17 |
| 2021 | 76°F | 8 |
| 2022 | 71°F | 16 |
| 2023 | 68°F | 15 |
| 2024 | 72°F | 15 |
| 2025 | 76°F | 7 |
Checked against 91 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
June, July
or August?
| Typical conditions | Jun | Jul | Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 66°F | 71°F | 67°F |
| Sea | 51°F | 61°F | 61°F |
| Rain days | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Overnight demand | 66% | 100% | 65% |
June: Cooler afternoons, cooler sea and fewer rain days than July. Less overnight demand. June guide →
August: Cooler afternoons than July. Less overnight demand. August guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with July Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. July stays as your reference.
No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than July.
Your comparison
July or June?
Overnight stays are 66% of the busiest month.
Historical regional accommodation revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €111 per occupied unit per night. An average, not a booking quote.
Read the June guide →| Typical conditions | July | June |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 71°F | 66°F |
| Nights | 55°F | 50°F |
| Sea | 61°F | 51°F |
| Rain days | 12 | 10 |
| Visitor season | Peak season | Busy season |
| Warm-weather match / 10 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Month rank | #3 | #2 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.8 | #9 | 22°F | 12°F | 33°F | 11 | 1.0 | Busy season |
| February | 2.2 | #11 | 24°F | 13°F | 32°F | 9 | 1.0 | Peak season |
| March | 2.5 | #10 | 32°F | 19°F | 32°F | 7 | 1.0 | Busy season |
| April | 3.0 | #6 | 43°F | 27°F | 33°F | 8 | 1.0 | Moderate season |
| May | 5.4 | #4 | 56°F | 40°F | 37°F | 7 | 3.4 | Low season |
| June | 5.8 | #2 | 66°F | 50°F | 51°F | 10 | 5.6 | Busy season |
| July | 5.4 | #3 | 71°F | 55°F | 61°F | 12 | 6.6 | Peak season |
| August | 5.9 | #1 | 67°F | 51°F | 61°F | 12 | 5.6 | Busy season |
| September | 4.5 | #5 | 57°F | 44°F | 56°F | 10 | 2.6 | Moderate season |
| October | 3.0 | #7 | 43°F | 34°F | 47°F | 11 | 1.0 | Moderate season |
| November | 3.0 | #8 | 34°F | 26°F | 41°F | 11 | 1.0 | Moderate season |
| December | 2.1 | #12 | 28°F | 19°F | 36°F | 15 | 1.0 | Peak season |
Elsewhere in Europe
Warm-weather alternatives in July
These comparisons use warm-weather comfort, not snow or skiing conditions. Finnish Lapland & the east's warm-weather comfort ranks 72 of 77 beach regions this month. These beach regions outside Finland have clearly better warm-weather comfort on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Finnish Lapland & the east.
ZeelandNetherlands · about 1270 miles
Very good weather (7.6): 4°F warmer afternoons, quieter for its season (busy season), pricier
Bruges & the Belgian coastWest Flanders · Belgium · about 1310 miles
Very good weather (7.6): 3°F warmer afternoons, pricier
Lille & the north coastFrance · about 1350 miles
Very good weather (7.8): 4°F warmer afternoons, 3 fewer rain days, cheaper
Friuli Venezia GiuliaItaly · about 1430 miles
Very good weather (8.9): 14°F warmer afternoons, 5 fewer rain days
Eastern NormandyFrance · about 1450 miles
Very good weather (8.0): 4°F warmer afternoons, 4 fewer rain days, quieter for its season (busy season), cheaper
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
The Finnish series covers hotels, cottages and other registered accommodation with at least 20 beds or electrical caravan pitches. A rental unit may be a room, a cottage or an electrical pitch. Prices include VAT. Accommodation coverage.
It's peak season, 100% of the busiest month and 50% above its average month. That means about 33,000 overnight visitors on a typical July night across the region, 85% of them from Finland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 8,400 more: 26 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Beach, 0–100) | 68 |
| How our weather was checked | 91 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.1°C), night lows within 1°F (0.6°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 26 |
| Busiest month here | July · 26 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 2.5% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 56th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 85% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 26 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 3.1% |
| Population used | 1.3 million |
| Statistical region | FI1D · Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (Statistics Finland, StatFin 11ix: average room price per occupied room (incl. VAT)). Full method · this region's data.