Jakobstad weather in July

In July, Jakobstad sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 19 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 20 hours at the start of July to 17 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Jakobstad's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jakobstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
19 h 06 min
3:03 AM – 10:07 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical July day in Jakobstad reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Jakobstad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Jakobstad weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°339.29.25.10.0
Feb-4° / -9°277.17.380.0
Mar-0° / -6°287.37.111.20.0
Apr / -1°317.33.514.50.3
May10° / 438.30.317.72.4
Jun15° / 519.6019.94.4
Jul19° / 13°6811.40195.8
Aug18° / 12°6811.20165.6
Sep13° / 5810.5012.73.6
Oct / 5710.91.89.40.8
Nov / -1°5011.16.16.20.0
Dec-1° / -4°4410.78.24.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34654
44753
54654
64654
74654
84555
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104654
114555
124456
134456
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Jakobstad gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.4 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
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636
737
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938
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1938
2037
2137
2236
2336
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1831520
2821620
3801820
4791920
5772030
6762130
7752230
8722440
9712540
10692650
11682750
12662860
13652870
14632980
15603091
165831101
175632111
185532121
195433121
205234131
215035141
224935141
234836151
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 20 hours at the start of July to 17 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 138 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:33 AM to 3:45 AM, and sunset from 10:32 PM to 9:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
120.02:3310:32
220.02:3410:31
319.92:3510:30
419.92:3710:29
519.82:3910:28
619.82:4110:26
719.72:4210:25
819.62:4410:23
919.62:4710:21
1019.52:4910:19
1119.42:5110:18
1219.42:5310:15
1319.32:5610:13
1419.22:5810:11
1519.13:0010:09
1619.13:0310:07
1719.03:0610:04
1818.93:0810:02
1918.83:119:59
2018.73:149:57
2118.63:169:54
2218.53:199:51
2318.43:229:49
2418.33:259:46
2518.33:289:43
2618.23:319:40
2718.13:349:37
2818.03:369:34
2917.93:399:31
3017.83:429:28
3117.73:459:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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155.4Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Jakobstad?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Jakobstad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jakobstad in July

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

In July, Jakobstad sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jakobstad in July

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May3Bracing
Jun8Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Jakobstad in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Jakobstad peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jakobstad?

Jakobstad sits at 63.7°N, 22.7°E, 15 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Kokkola, 28 km away.

KauhavaKorsholmVaasaSeinäjokiYlivieskaKurikkaUmeå

Topography around Jakobstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jakobstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m.

The land around Jakobstad is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
181 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Kokkola 28 km · Kauhava 66 km · Korsholm 80 km · Vaasa 84 km · Seinäjoki 98 km · Ylivieska 101 km · Kurikka 119 km · Umeå 121 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 Jakobstad (63.6749°, 22.7026°, elevation 15 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).