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Lapland · FinlandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Luosto

514 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Oct–Dec
Elevation514 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation17 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
67.14° N, 26.90° EElevation 514 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit514 m
  • Mid-mountain350 m
  • Valley · Pyhäjärvi182 m

Freezing level in October: 400 m

iThe mountain

Luosto in brief

Luosto rises to 514 m, Lapland, Finland.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to October.

The nearest town in the atlas is Pyhäjärvi, 16 km to the SE at 182 m.

Facts

Elevation
514 m · 1,686 ft
Region
Lapland
Country
Finland
Coordinates
67.1400, 26.8967
Nearest airport
Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) · 79 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Luosto by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-25°-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°-8°-17°Jan-8°-17°Feb-3°-13°Mar3°-7°Apr9°-1°May15°5°Jun19°9°Jul16°6°Aug10°2°Sep2°-3°Oct-3°-9°Nov-6°-14°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Luosto by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-8°-8°-3°3°9°15°19°16°10°2°-3°-6°
Average low-17°-17°-13°-7°-1°5°9°6°2°-3°-9°-14°
Precipitation58 mm48 mm50 mm46 mm68 mm100 mm127 mm108 mm86 mm84 mm66 mm57 mm
Cloud cover66%64%58%50%50%46%48%53%58%67%72%67%
Daylight3h 498h 0111h 3515h 3019h 4424h 0022h 2217h 1613h 179h 345h 311h 35
Month score273133373152604923192227

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–Apr · Oct–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing levelvalleyvalleyvalley200 m1,150 m2,100 m2,600 m2,200 m1,450 m400 mvalleyvalley
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Luosto in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Finland
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Pyhätunturi540 m–17 km SE19°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Pyhäjärvi
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Pyhäjärvi

Lapland · 16 km SE
3°Oct high
19wet days
13score
Pyhäjärvi
Pelkosenniemi
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Pelkosenniemi

Lapland · 27 km E
3°Oct high
19wet days
12score
Pelkosenniemi
Sodankylä
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Sodankylä

Lapland · 33 km N
3°Oct high
18wet days
13score
Sodankylä
Around here

Pyhäjärvi and around

Pyhäjärvi
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Pyhäjärvi

Lapland · Finland
Jun–Augbest months
20°July high
182 maltitude
Pyhäjärvi

Nature

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11 km W

Pyhä-Luosto National Park

National park
Pyhä-Luosto National Park
Pyhäjärvi, Lapland
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1.5 km S

Pyhäjärvi, Lapland

Lake · 168 m
Pyhäjärvi, Lapland
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9.3 km SW

Huttujärvi

Lake · 254 m
Huttujärvi

Mountains

Pyhätunturi
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7.0 km SW

Pyhätunturi

540 m
Pyhätunturi

Heritage

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9.5 km N

Suvanto

Cultural Heritage Site of National Significance
Suvanto