Jämsä weather in September

In September, Jämsä sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Jämsä's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jämsä's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:56 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Jämsä is urban area in Jämsä, Finland.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical September day in Jämsä reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11710
21610
31610
4169
5169
6169
7169
8159
9159
10159
11158
12148
13148
14148
15148
16147
17137
18137
19137
20137
21137
22127
23126
24126
25126
26126
27116
28116
29116
30116

How September really feels in Jämsä

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

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

Jämsä weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°3910.510.65.80.0
Feb-4° / -9°307.88.28.30.0
Mar / -6°318.58.211.30.0
Apr / -1°328.23.914.31.0
May14° / 429.30.317.24.3
Jun19° / 6711.70195.6
Jul21° / 13°7812.6018.36.0
Aug19° / 12°7512.5015.75.7
Sep14° / 5610.8012.63.7
Oct / 6011.41.89.60.9
Nov / -1°5011.26.56.70.0
Dec-2° / -5°4611.710.250.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82773
92872
102872
112872
122971
132971
142971
152872
162872
172872
182971
192971
202971
212971
222773
232773
242773
252674
262575
272575
282476
292476
302377

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Jämsä gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.8 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
437
537
637
737
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1537
1637
1737
1836
1936
2035
2135
2235
2334
2434
2534
2634
2735
2835
2936
3036

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
282171
383161
484151
585141
686131
788120
889110
990100
109190
119190
129280
139370
149460
159460
169550
179640
189640
199730
209820
219820
229820
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
2910000
3010000

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, 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.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 174 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:167:21
214.05:197:18
313.95:227:15
413.85:247:11
513.75:277:08
613.65:307:05
713.55:327:01
813.45:356:58
913.35:386:55
1013.25:406:51
1113.15:436:48
1213.05:466:44
1312.95:486:41
1412.85:516:38
1512.75:546:34
1612.65:566:31
1712.55:596:28
1812.46:026:24
1912.36:046:21
2012.26:076:17
2112.16:096:14
2212.06:126:11
2311.96:156:07
2411.86:176:04
2511.76:206:00
2611.66:235:57
2711.56:255:54
2811.46:285:50
2911.36:315:47
3011.26:335:44

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.0Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.4Dim
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Jämsä?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jämsä.

What to pack for Jämsä in September

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

In September, Jämsä sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Jämsä in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jämsä peaks around June 20 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jämsä?

Jämsä sits at 61.9°N, 25.2°E, 83 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Jyväskylä, 50 km away.

LaukaaKangasalaPohjois-HervantaTampereHervantaHeinolaÄänekoski

Topography around Jämsä

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jämsä has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Jämsä is covered by trees (56%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Jyväskylä 50 km · Laukaa 73 km · Kangasala 74 km · Pohjois-Hervanta 84 km · Tampere 84 km · Hervanta 84 km · Heinola 86 km · Äänekoski 87 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 Jämsä (61.8642°, 25.19°, elevation 83 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. 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).