Jyväskylä weather in July

In July, Jyväskylä sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 87 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 18.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 18 min at the start of July to 17 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Jyväskylä's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jyväskylä's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
18 h 30 min
3:08 AM – 9:37 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 7.8 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Jyväskylä reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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

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.

Jyväskylä 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-5° / -10°381010.85.70.0
Feb-4° / -10°307.68.78.30.0
Mar / -7°328.68.811.30.0
Apr / -2°358.94.214.40.9
May14° / 4810.20.417.33.8
Jun18° / 10°7412.9019.25.3
Jul21° / 13°8713018.45.9
Aug19° / 11°7212.3015.75.5
Sep13° / 5410.6012.63.5
Oct / 5610.62.29.50.7
Nov / -2°5010.976.60.0
Dec-2° / -6°4611.410.74.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63763
73664
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Jyväskylä gets around 87 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
243
343
443
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1144
1244
1343
1443
1543
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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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791650
2781750
3751960
4742060
5732160
6712360
7692470
8672571
9662671
10642781
11642781
12622891
13612991
146029101
155930101
165730112
175631112
185531122
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205332132
215332132
225133142
235133142
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255034142
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 18 min at the start of July to 17 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:43 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 9:58 PM to 9:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.32:439:58
219.22:449:58
319.22:459:57
419.22:469:56
519.12:489:55
619.12:499:54
719.02:519:52
819.02:529:51
918.92:549:49
1018.92:569:48
1118.82:589:46
1218.73:009:45
1318.73:029:43
1418.63:049:41
1518.63:069:39
1618.53:089:37
1718.43:119:35
1818.33:139:33
1918.33:159:31
2018.23:179:29
2118.13:209:26
2218.03:229:24
2317.93:259:22
2417.93:279:19
2517.83:309:17
2617.73:329:14
2717.63:359:12
2817.53:389:09
2917.43:409:06
3017.33:439:04
3117.33:469:01

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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134.9Bright
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214.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Jyväskylä?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Jyväskylä for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jyväskylä in July

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

In July, Jyväskylä sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Jyväskylä in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Jyväskylä peaks around June 20 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jyväskylä?

Jyväskylä sits at 62.2°N, 25.7°E, 109 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Laukaa, 23 km away.

PieksämäkiMikkeliVarkausHeinolaKangasala

Topography around Jyväskylä

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jyväskylä has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Jyväskylä is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Laukaa 23 km · Äänekoski 40 km · Jämsä 50 km · Pieksämäki 73 km · Mikkeli 102 km · Varkaus 112 km · Heinola 116 km · Kangasala 122 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 Jyväskylä (62.2415°, 25.7209°, elevation 109 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).