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Rukatunturi snow history
Rukatunturi averages about 209 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~494 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (284 cm); the leanest was 2017–18 (162 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
168 cm
2021–22
215 cm
2020–21
251 cm
2019–20
284 cm
2018–19
175 cm
2017–18
162 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 168 cm | 80% |
| 2021–22 | 215 cm | 103% |
| 2020–21 | 251 cm | 120% |
| 2019–20 | 284 cm | 136% |
| 2018–19 | 175 cm | 84% |
| 2017–18 | 162 cm | 78% |
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.