Espoonlahti weather in August

In August, Espoonlahti sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 70 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Espoonlahti's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Espoonlahti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:44 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Espoonlahti is city district in Espoo, Finland.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Espoonlahti reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Espoonlahti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Espoonlahti weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°5011.110.26.40.0
Feb-2° / -7°418.98.88.60.0
Mar / -5°378.26.911.30.0
Apr / 378.82.414.21.2
May14° / 438.70.216.84.1
Jun18° / 10°6611.4018.45.5
Jul21° / 13°6911.2017.76.3
Aug20° / 12°7012.2015.45.9
Sep15° / 5510.1012.64.3
Oct / 5910.90.79.71.5
Nov / -0°5911.64.77.10.0
Dec / -4°5712.48.75.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44555
54555
64555
74456
84456
94357
104357
114258
124357
134357
144258
154357
164258
174159
184060
193961
203961
213862
223763
233763
243565
253565
263367
273268
283367
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Espoonlahti gets around 70 mm of rain over 12.2 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
437
538
638
739
839
940
1040
1141
1241
1341
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2539
2639
2738
2838
2938
3037
3137

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14440133
24440133
34539133
44639132
54639122
64739122
74839112
84839111
94939101
104939101
115040101
12504091
13513991
14523981
15523981
16533980
17543970
18543970
19563860
20563860
21573760
22593650
23603550
24613450
25633340
26653140
27663040
28672940
29692830
30712630
31722530

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:07 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 8:48 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:078:48
216.64:108:45
316.54:128:43
416.44:148:40
516.34:178:37
616.34:198:35
716.24:228:32
816.14:248:30
916.04:268:27
1015.94:298:24
1115.84:318:21
1215.74:348:19
1315.74:368:16
1415.64:398:13
1515.54:418:10
1615.44:448:07
1715.34:468:04
1815.24:498:02
1915.14:517:59
2015.04:537:56
2114.94:567:53
2214.94:587:50
2314.85:017:47
2414.75:037:44
2514.65:067:41
2614.55:087:38
2714.45:117:35
2814.35:137:32
2914.25:167:29
3014.15:187:25
3114.05:217:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Espoonlahti?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Espoonlahti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Espoonlahti in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Espoonlahti sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Espoonlahti in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Espoonlahti in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Espoonlahti peaks around June 18 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Espoonlahti?

Espoonlahti sits at 60.2°N, 24.7°E, 26 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Olari, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Espoonlahti

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Espoonlahti.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Espoonlahti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m.

The land around Espoonlahti is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Olari 5.0 km · Matinkylä 5.0 km · Espoo 6.0 km · Leppävaara 11 km · Lauttasaari 12 km · Kirkkonummi 12 km · Munkkiniemi 14 km · Pitäjänmäki 14 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Espoonlahti (60.1505°, 24.6531°, elevation 26 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).