Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 28°C on 2019-07-28; its coldest fell to -29°C on 1987-01-11.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
7°C2007-01-10
-27°C1987-01-10
4°C2020-01-16
-29°C1987-01-11
February
6°C1990-02-21
-20°C1985-02-10
4°C2020-02-17
-27°C2011-02-18
March
9°C2007-03-26
-14°C1987-03-01
4°C1990-03-22
-19°C1987-03-05
April
17°C1998-04-29
-6°C2003-04-01
8°C1989-04-28
-9°C2003-04-02
May
22°C2024-05-30
3°C1981-05-01
17°C2024-05-31
-2°C1999-05-03
June
26°C2022-06-27
7°C1982-06-09
20°C2021-06-22
4°C1982-06-10
July
28°C2019-07-28
13°C1982-07-01
23°C2021-07-15
9°C1992-07-05
August
26°C2010-08-08
11°C1981-08-31
22°C2018-08-02
8°C1984-08-26
September
23°C2024-09-05
6°C1986-09-27
18°C2024-09-05
2°C1986-09-28
October
16°C1999-10-03
-3°C1992-10-30
13°C2020-10-05
-5°C1992-10-31
November
12°C2020-11-03
-9°C2010-11-29
10°C2025-11-05
-10°C1990-11-22
December
8°C2011-12-26
-18°C2002-12-31
7°C2015-12-06
-22°C2002-12-31

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
8°C2011-12-26
-27°C1987-01-10
7°C2015-12-06
-29°C1987-01-11
Spring (Mar–May)
22°C2024-05-30
-14°C1987-03-01
17°C2024-05-31
-19°C1987-03-05
Summer (Jun–Aug)
28°C2019-07-28
7°C1982-06-09
23°C2021-07-15
4°C1982-06-10
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
23°C2024-09-05
-9°C2010-11-29
18°C2024-09-05
-10°C1990-11-22

All-time records

The most extreme value Helsinki has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 28°C 2019-07-28
Lowest -27°C 1987-01-10

Low

Highest 23°C 2021-07-15
Lowest -29°C 1987-01-11

Feels-like

Highest 31°C 2019-07-28
Lowest -44°C 1987-01-13

Humidity

Highest 18.5 g/m³ 2010-08-08
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1987-01-10

Wind

Highest 61 km/h 1995-01-23
Lowest 5 km/h 2017-03-19

Precip

Wettest 56 mm 1987-08-07
Driest 20-day dry spell 1992-05-22

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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