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Ruka-Kuusamo

There is no snow on the ground at Kuusamo Kiutaköngäs, 23.9 km from Ruka-Kuusamo.

ObservedKuusamo Kiutaköngäs · 8 Oct

Snow Score for 3–10 Oct

Confidence: High

14 / 100

Poor

Where this score comes from

Forecastnot yet verified

Forecast covers 3 of 8 trip days.

Upcoming trips

The Snow Score of the weeks and holidays we follow. Each line says where its score comes from.

  • 3–10 Oct

    14/100 Poor

    Confidence: High

    Forecastnot yet verified

    Forecast covers 3 of 8 trip days

  • 10–17 Oct

    20/100 Poor

    Confidence: High

    Forecastnot yet verified

    Forecast covers 7 of 8 trip days

  • 17–24 Oct

    24/100 Poor

    Confidence: Medium

    Observedreadings so far

  • 24–31 Oct

    45/100 Fair

    Confidence: Medium

    Observedreadings so far

  • 31 Oct – 7 Nov

    55/100 Good

    Confidence: Medium

    Observedreadings so far

  • 7–14 Nov

    61/100 Good

    Confidence: Medium

    Observedreadings so far

  • 14–21 Nov

    71/100 Good

    Confidence: Medium

    Observedreadings so far

  • 21–28 Nov

    77/100 Great

    Confidence: Medium

    Observedreadings so far

  • 28 Nov – 5 Dec

    82/100 Great

    Confidence: Low

    Observedreadings so far

  • 5–12 Dec

    86/100 Great

    Confidence: Low

    Observedreadings so far

  • 12–19 Dec

    89/100 Great

    Confidence: Low

    Historicalpast winters

  • 19–26 Dec

    91/100 Excellent

    Confidence: Low

    Historicalpast winters

  • Christmas week

    91/100 Excellent

    Confidence: Low

    Historicalpast winters

  • White Christmas

    White Christmas ranking

    88/100 Great

    Confidence: Low

    Historicalpast winters

  • 26 Dec 2026 – 2 Jan 2027

    94/100 Excellent

    Confidence: Medium

    Historicalpast winters

  • New Year

    94/100 Excellent

    Confidence: Medium

    Historicalpast winters

  • 2–9 Jan

    96/100 Excellent

    Confidence: Low

    Historicalpast winters

  • 9–16 Jan

    95/100 Excellent

    Confidence: Low

    Historicalpast winters

  • 16–23 Jan

    95/100 Excellent

    Confidence: Low

    Historicalpast winters

  • 23–30 Jan

    95/100 Excellent

    Confidence: Low

    Historicalpast winters

  • 30 Jan – 6 Feb

    95/100 Excellent

    Confidence: Low

    Historicalpast winters

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Forecast · not yet verified

Forecast for the area of Kuusamo Kiutaköngäs

Issued 7 Oct, 12:30 UTC

DayMean °CMax °CPrecip., mmFrozen precip., mm w.e.
2.97.10.00.0
1.43.61.82.3
−0.51.90.00.5
0.31.50.00.4
1.02.60.00.7
1.43.22.30.0
3.13.92.20.0
4.86.00.00.0
4.26.10.00.0
—5.0—0.0

Frozen precip. is the frozen share of the precipitation, in mm of water equivalent (w.e.); it is not snow depth. Temperature and precipitation come from MET Norway and the frozen share from SMHI, so a row can show more frozen precipitation than total.

Where we measure

Natural snow is measured at weather stations that can be several kilometres from resorts and slopes.

  • Kuusamo Kiutaköngäs23.9 kmMain station
  • Kuusamo Airport19.7 kmAlso used

Snow by month

What a typical month looks like in Ruka-Kuusamo, from past winters.

Sources

  • Weather observations: Finnish Meteorological Institute open data (Ilmatieteen laitoksen avoin data), daily weather observations, retrieved daily, modified · CC BY 4.0
  • Data from MET Norway (Locationforecast), modified · CC BY 4.0
  • SMHI open data, modified · CC BY 4.0

Snow Scores as of 7 Oct 2026

How the Snow Score works