Kilpisjärvi Biological Station

Basic climatological data on Kilpisjärvi

Temperature

January mean: -13,6°C
February mean: -12,5°C
June mean: +7,5°C
July mean: +10,9°C
Yearly mean: -2,3°C
The length of thermal summer (> +10°C): c. 40 days
The length of thermal winter (< 0°C): c. 198 days
The length of growing season: c. 101 days

Precipitation

January precipitation: 45 mm
February precipitation: 32 mm
June precipitation: 40 mm
July precipitation: 67 mm
Yearly precipitation: 459 mm

Snow

Snow depth in 15th of January: 67 cm
Snow depth in 15th of February: 96 cm
Snow depth in 15th of June: 55 cm
Snow depth in 15th of July: 43 cm

(Data is based on the measurements of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Values are means during the period from 1971 to 2000).