Lake Inari vs Lake Kallavesi
Lake Kallavesi is the warmer swim right now at about 14.5°C. They are roughly 678 km apart in Finland.
Lake Inari
Lapland
cool · modelled estimate
- October average
- 10.8°C
- Warmest month
- August · 14.0°C
- Coldest month
- 1.0°C
- Swim season
- no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round
Lake Inari in Lapland, Finland stays cold all year; expect a wetsuit or a very quick dip, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.
Lake Kallavesi
North Savo
cool · modelled estimate
- October average
- 14.5°C
- Warmest month
- August · 19.0°C
- Coldest month
- 1.0°C
- Swim season
- August–August
Lake Kallavesi in North Savo, Finland is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.
Month by month
| Lake | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Inari | 1.9°C | 1.0°C | 1.9°C | 4.3°C | 7.5°C | 10.8°C | 13.1°C | 14.0°C | 13.1°C | 10.8°C | 7.5°C | 4.3°C |
| Lake Kallavesi | 2.2°C | 1.0°C | 2.2°C | 5.5°C | 10.0°C | 14.5°C | 17.8°C | 19.0°C | 17.8°C | 14.5°C | 10.0°C | 5.5°C |
Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.
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