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Pyhä snow history
Pyhä averages about 202 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~375 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (272 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (169 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
169 cm
2021–22
200 cm
2020–21
206 cm
2019–20
272 cm
2018–19
184 cm
2017–18
182 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 169 cm | 84% |
| 2021–22 | 200 cm | 99% |
| 2020–21 | 206 cm | 102% |
| 2019–20 | 272 cm | 135% |
| 2018–19 | 184 cm | 91% |
| 2017–18 | 182 cm | 90% |
Totals are modelled snowfall from the ECMWF IFS analysis archive (via Open-Meteo), downscaled to the upper mountain, summed 1 October – 31 May. Modelled snowfall is not measured snow depth: wind, settling and melt mean the snowpack is always much less than the sum of the snowfall.