Weather in Rovaniemi in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Rovaniemi in February
The temperature in February is -4°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +4°C during the day and a minimum of -26°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 3% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -3°C to -2°C.
Is Rovaniemi warm or cold in February?
Rovaniemi is typically cold in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -8°C to -8°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -15°C to -14°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
February is one of the coolest months in Rovaniemi, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Rovaniemi in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -8°C | -8°C | -2°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -42°C | -37°C | -31°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +7°C | +10°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 0 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 86% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 13 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of -8°C for average maximum temperature during the day. The rainfall amount in February stays the same as in the previous month with a 0 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 87% to 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Rovaniemi is gradually increasing during February, going from 2 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Rovaniemi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Rovaniemi in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+2°C) and the highest in 2020 (+7°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 206 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 551 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Rovaniemi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.