Jämsä in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Jämsä sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 220 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Jämsä's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jämsä's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
11°C
Rainfall
220 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
5.8
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Jämsä in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.

A typical summer day in Jämsä reaches about 20°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Jämsä

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

summer 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 the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Jämsä gets around 220 mm of rain over 37 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 30 min in early June to 14 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJunJulAug

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Jämsä?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Jämsä for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jämsä in Summer

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

In summer, Jämsä sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Jämsä in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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
Summer 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.