Climate
Espoo logs 130 frost days a year to Tornio's 182 — Espoo wins by 52. Espoo also leads on sunny days by 5.
EspooTornio
Sunny days
137132Hot days
00Frost days
130182Rainy days
11587Snow days
4161Outdoor dinner months
3/123/12Avg wind
4.1 m/s4.2 m/sSunshine hours
1,7931,741Darkest month sun
5 hrs/mo0 hrs/moUV peak month
4.43.5Espoo
Feels-like °C
-14
-12
-7
3
11
22
20
19
11
2
-6
-12
Dinner outside
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Tornio
Feels-like °C
-20
-18
-9
0
10
19
20
17
7
-2
-11
-19
Dinner outside
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Air Quality
Espoo averages 6.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Tornio's 3.9 µg/m³ (excellent) — Tornio breathes ~36% cleaner air (2.2 µg/m³ lower).
Espoo
Tornio
6.2µg/m³
3.9µg/m³
PM2.5 annual average
Good
Excellent
WHO classification
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
Thrives in both
EspooTornio
Struggles in both
EspooTornio
StockholmFrequently asked about Espoo vs Tornio
▶How does the climate compare between Espoo and Tornio?
Sunny days: 137 vs 132 d — Similar
Annual sunshine: 1,793 vs 1,741 hrs — Similar
Winter sunshine: 5 vs 0 hrs/day — Similar
Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 0 d — Similar
Frost days: 130 vs 182 d — Espoo lower
Rainy days: 115 vs 87 d — Tornio lower
Snowy days: 41 vs 61 d — Espoo lower
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