Tampere
City in Finland: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Tampere is a city in Finland, in Pirkanmaa. About 260,646 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Finland in our atlas.
It lies at 61.50° N, 23.79° E, about 114 m (374 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Helsinki time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Tampere. Green dots: other major cities of Finland. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tampere has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 22°C (71°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about -11°C (13°F). Around 776 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 634963 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q11896301 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.