Helsinki, Finland
ocean climate · city · medium crowds · mid prices
Not ranked as a sun destination — shown for reference.
If you're planning a city break, Helsinki deserves a close look. This Finland destination lies under maritime skies, and its climate record peaks at a 96/100 sun score in June — 21°C afternoons under 53% average cloud cover.
July is the heat peak, averaging 22°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around -7°C. The wet–dry contrast is modest: 45% rain-day odds in August against 29% in May. No month averages 24°C highs, so this is a destination for light-jacket sunshine rather than beach heat.
Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 9°C highs with 31% rain-day odds, summer 21°C at 42%, autumn 9°C at 41%, and winter -1°C at 42%. In short: plan around summer if you can, keep spring as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 36).
Best months to visit Helsinki
Our month-by-month scoring puts June first (96/100), with July (94) and August (87) close behind. In practice you have flexibility — May–August all stay above a 70 sun score. At the other end, December scores just 34, the weakest month of the year.
Among the ocean destinations in our catalog, its June rain odds beat 37% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Helsinki → · More destinations for June →
The live forecast backs this up: of the next 14 days, 4 look mostly clear and one carries meaningful rain risk, in a -4–10°C band. Today's cached sun score is 44/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 1,658 km | ~2 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 1,510 km | ~2 h 30 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 1,828 km | ~2 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 1,918 km | ~3 h | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 1,527 km | ~2 h 30 | Find flights → |
Estimates from distance; actual schedules may require a connection.
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 10° / 9° | 99% | 49% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 10° / 7° | 94% | 26% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 9° / 6° | 92% | 0% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 9° / 5° | 100% | 4% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 8° / 2° | 92% | 18% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 7° / 0° | 56% | 5% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 4° / -2° | 39% | 1% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 7° / -2° | 93% | 7% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 6° / 0° | 76% | 2% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 7° / 2° | 53% | 5% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 6° / 2° | 28% | 11% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 3° / -2° | 4% | 16% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 2° / -4° | 5% | 19% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 3° / -4° | 97% | 18% |
Helsinki climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (June highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.7° / -7.2° | 84.7% | 43.5% | 34 |
| February | -0.8° / -6.7° | 78.8% | 38.3% | 41 |
| March | 2.9° / -4.8° | 66.8% | 30.7% | 49 |
| April | 9° / -0.6° | 61.5% | 34.3% | 59 |
| May | 16.2° / 5.5° | 54.3% | 29.4% | 76 |
| June | 21.1° / 11.2° | 53.4% | 35.7% | 96 |
| July | 22.1° / 13.2° | 58.6% | 44.2% | 94 |
| August | 20.2° / 12.2° | 63.8% | 44.8% | 87 |
| September | 15.5° / 8.4° | 68.2% | 36.3% | 58 |
| October | 8.6° / 3.2° | 76.3% | 42.7% | 43 |
| November | 3.6° / -0.5° | 85.9% | 43.3% | 35 |
| December | 0.4° / -4° | 86.1% | 44% | 34 |
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