Editing Rovaniemi (section)

=== Climate ===
{{climate chart|Rovaniemi
|- 14.5|-8.2|42.1
|- 13.8|-7.8|33.6
|- 9.4|-2.6|35.6
|- 3.9|3.6|30.9
|2.3|10.8|35.9
|7.3|16.8|59.1
|11.0|19.7|69.1
|9.1|16.5|71.7
|4.2|10.4|54.0
|- 1.3|3.1|54.6
|- 7.9|-3|48.6
|- 12.5|-6.4|41.7
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|clear=both
|source=[http://www.worldweather.org/061/c00172.htm World Meteorological Organization]
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Due to its location near the Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfc'') with short, pleasant summers, while the winters are long, cold and snowy. The city lies just south of the {{convert|0|°C|0|abbr=on}} mean annual isotherm, but freezing in the soil is very limited even during the winter due to typical heavy snow cover. Its extreme northerly location combined with frequent overcast skies leads to very low levels of sunshine in the winter months; December averages just under six minutes of sunshine daily.

Winters are somewhat modified by marine air from the [[North Atlantic Current]] that ensures average temperatures are less extreme than expected for an inland area at such a northerly latitude. Nevertheless, Rovaniemi still has colder winters than areas at similar latitudes in Norway or Sweden.

On 26 April 2019, Rovaniemi recorded its warmest April day on record with {{convert|19|°C|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|author=Now |url=https://weather.com/en-GB/weather/today/l/66.50,25.73?par=google |title=Rovaniemi, Lappi, Finland Weather Forecast and Conditions - The Weather Channel |publisher=Weather.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-27}}</ref>{{Weather box
| location = Rovaniemi Lentoasema, elevation: 196m (1991-2020) Extremes (1959-present)
| width = auto
| metric first = y
| single line = y
| Jan record high C = 6.1
| Feb record high C = 5.8
| Mar record high C = 9.5
| Apr record high C = 19.0
| May record high C = 28.2
| Jun record high C = 30.7
| Jul record high C = 32.2
| Aug record high C = 29.1
| Sep record high C = 22.6
| Oct record high C = 15.6
| Nov record high C = 8.7
| Dec record high C = 5.0
| year record high C = 32.2
| Jan avg record high C = 1.0
| Feb avg record high C = 1.5
| Mar avg record high C = 5.1
| Apr avg record high C = 11.5
| May avg record high C = 21.1
| Jun avg record high C = 24.7
| Jul avg record high C = 26.4
| Aug avg record high C = 24.2
| Sep avg record high C = 18.0
| Oct avg record high C = 10.0
| Nov avg record high C = 3.9
| Dec avg record high C = 2.1
| year avg record high C = 27.3
| Jan high C = -7.3
| Feb high C = -7.3
| Mar high C = -1.9
| Apr high C = 4.1
| May high C = 11.0
| Jun high C = 17.0
| Jul high C = 20.1
| Aug high C = 17.2
| Sep high C = 11.1
| Oct high C = 3.1
| Nov high C = -2.1
| Dec high C = -4.9
| year high C = 
| Jan mean C = -10.3
| Feb mean C = -10.3
| Mar mean C = -5.6
| Apr mean C = 0.1
| May mean C = 6.5
| Jun mean C = 12.5
| Jul mean C = 15.6
| Aug mean C = 13.1
| Sep mean C = 7.7
| Oct mean C = 0.8
| Nov mean C = -4.4
| Dec mean C = -7.7
| year mean C = 1.5
| Jan low C = -13.5
| Feb low C = -13.3
| Mar low C = -9.1
| Apr low C = -3.4
| May low C = 2.5
| Jun low C = 8.5
| Jul low C = 11.8
| Aug low C = 9.6
| Sep low C = 4.9
| Oct low C = -1.3
| Nov low C = -6.7
| Dec low C = -10.6
| year low C = -1.7
| Jan avg record low C = -25.9
| Feb avg record low C = -24.5
| Mar avg record low C = -18.6
| Apr avg record low C = -11.4
| May avg record low C = -3.1
| Jun avg record low C = 2.6
| Jul avg record low C = 6.7
| Aug avg record low C = 3.7
| Sep avg record low C = -1.2
| Oct avg record low C = -10.4
| Nov avg record low C = -16.7
| Dec avg record low C = -22.2
| year avg record low C = -27.8
| Jan record low C = -38.1
| Feb record low C = -35.0
| Mar record low C = -27.5
| Apr record low C = -18.7
| May record low C = -11.0
| Jun record low C = -2.6
| Jul record low C = 2.4
| Aug record low C = -0.6
| Sep record low C = -7.7
| Oct record low C = -21.5
| Nov record low C = -27.9
| Dec record low C = -32.9
| year record low C = -38.1
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 46
| Feb precipitation mm = 37
| Mar precipitation mm = 37
| Apr precipitation mm = 34
| May precipitation mm = 48
| Jun precipitation mm = 64
| Jul precipitation mm = 81
| Aug precipitation mm = 68
| Sep precipitation mm = 60
| Oct precipitation mm = 54
| Nov precipitation mm = 55
| Dec precipitation mm = 51
| year precipitation mm = 633
| Jan precipitation days = 11
| Feb precipitation days = 10
| Mar precipitation days = 8
| Apr precipitation days = 8
| May precipitation days = 8
| Jun precipitation days = 10
| Jul precipitation days = 10
| Aug precipitation days = 9
| Sep precipitation days = 9
| Oct precipitation days = 10
| Nov precipitation days = 13
| Dec precipitation days = 12
| year precipitation days = 118
| Jan sun = 15
| Feb sun = 57
| Mar sun = 132
| Apr sun = 203
| May sun = 237
| Jun sun = 271
| Jul sun = 260
| Aug sun = 182
| Sep sun = 112
| Oct sun = 60
| Nov sun = 18
| Dec sun = 3
| year sun = 1550
| source 1 = Ilmatieteen laitos<ref name="Met Averages">{{cite web|url=https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/ilmastollinen-vertailukausi|title= Normal period 1991-2020|access-date=16 February 2023|publisher=FMI}}</ref>
| source 2 = FMI <ref>{{cite web
| url=http://suja.kapsi.fi/asema-taulukko.php?asema=101920| title = Rovaniemi extreme values | access-date =18 May 2016 | publisher = FMI open data}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IROVANIE6#history/s20170213/e20170213/mdaily|title=Rantavitikka, Lapland UAS Weather - Personal Weather Station: IROVANIE6 by Wunderground.com - Weather Underground|website=Wunderground.com|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>
| source = 
| snow colour = green
| Jan snow cm = 57
| Feb snow cm = 73
| Mar snow cm = 75
| Apr snow cm = 27
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
| Oct snow cm = 1
| Nov snow cm = 19
| Dec snow cm = 38
| year snow cm = 290
}}
{{Weather box
|location = Rovaniemi Apukka, elevation: 106m (1991-2020) Extremes (1959-present)
|width = auto
|metric first = y
|single line = y
|Jan record high C = 7.9
|Feb record high C = 7.1
|Mar record high C = 10.6
|Apr record high C = 17.1
|May record high C = 28.8
|Jun record high C = 31.2
|Jul record high C = 31.2
|Aug record high C = 29.2
|Sep record high C = 23.3
|Oct record high C = 14.0
|Nov record high C = 8.5
|Dec record high C = 6.2
|year record high C = 31.2
|Jan high C = -7.4
|Feb high C = -7
|Mar high C = -1.1
|Apr high C = 4.6
|May high C = 11.5
|Jun high C = 17.4
|Jul high C = 20.5
|Aug high C = 17.7
|Sep high C = 11.8
|Oct high C = 3.7
|Nov high C = -1.7
|Dec high C = -4.9
|year high C = 5.4
|Jan mean C = -11.7
|Feb mean C = -11.6
|Mar mean C = -6.6
|Apr mean C = -0.2
|May mean C = 6.4
|Jun mean C = 12.5
|Jul mean C = 15.5
|Aug mean C = 12.9
|Sep mean C = 7.6
|Oct mean C = 0.8
|Nov mean C = -4.5
|Dec mean C = -8.6
|year mean C = 1
|Jan low C = -17
|Feb low C = -17.2
|Mar low C = -12.9
|Apr low C = -5.5
|May low C = 1.1
|Jun low C = 7.1
|Jul low C = 10.2
|Aug low C = 8
|Sep low C = 3.6
|Oct low C = -2.1
|Nov low C = -7.8
|Dec low C = -13.2
|year low C = -3.8
|Jan record low C = -47.5
|Feb record low C = -44.3
|Mar record low C = -40.4
|Apr record low C = -31.6
|May record low C = -14.7
|Jun record low C = -3.7
|Jul record low C = -1.5
|Aug record low C = -4.1
|Sep record low C = -11.0
|Oct record low C = -28.6
|Nov record low C = -34.4
|Dec record low C = -39.3
|year record low C = -47.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 39
|Feb precipitation mm = 30
|Mar precipitation mm = 29
|Apr precipitation mm = 30
|May precipitation mm = 43
|Jun precipitation mm = 58
|Jul precipitation mm = 75
|Aug precipitation mm = 59
|Sep precipitation mm = 55
|Oct precipitation mm = 49
|Nov precipitation mm = 48
|Dec precipitation mm = 42
|year precipitation mm = 555
|Jan precipitation days = 10
|Feb precipitation days = 9
|Mar precipitation days = 8
|Apr precipitation days = 8
|May precipitation days = 8
|Jun precipitation days = 10
|Jul precipitation days = 10
|Aug precipitation days = 9
|Sep precipitation days = 9
|Oct precipitation days = 10
|Nov precipitation days = 12
|Dec precipitation days = 11
|year precipitation days = 114

|source 1 = Ilmatieteen laitos <ref name="Met Averages"/>
|source 2 = FMI <ref>{{cite web
| url =http://suja.kapsi.fi/fmi-tilastot.php?taulukkomoodi=true| title = Rovaniemi extreme values | access-date =18 May 2016 | publisher = FMI open data}}</ref>

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[[File:Lordin Aukio.jpg|thumb|right|Rovaniemi's Lordi's Square in February 2020]]
The average annual temperature in Rovaniemi is {{convert|0.9|C|F|1}}. Snow stays on the ground 175 days a year on average. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the airport is {{convert|&minus;38.1|°C|0|abbr=on}}, recorded on 28 January 1999. However, on the same day temperatures as cold as -47.5 C were recorded at nearby weather stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://suja.kapsi.fi/asema-kuukausi.php?aika=1999-01-01&asema=101933|title=Rovaniemi Apukka - 01/1999 - Sääarkisto|website=suja.kapsi.fi|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>
The highest temperature ever recorded is {{convert|32.2|°C|0|abbr=on}}, recorded on 18 July 2018 at the railway station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://suja.kapsi.fi/asema-taulukko.php?asema=101928|title=Rovaniemi Railway station|website=Timeanddate.com|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>

Despite the fact that Rovaniemi experiences [[polar day]] between 7 June and 6 July (30 days) it does not experience [[polar night]]. However, the sun barely gets above the horizon in the winter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/finland/rovaniemi?month=7&year=2015|title=Sunrise and sunset times in Rovaniemi, July 2015|website=Timeanddate.com|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>